Mounting a CD-ROM

This chapter describes how to mount a CD-ROM for each platform.

AIX

The method for mounting a CD-ROM in AIX is as follows:

1. Log in as the root user.

2. Create a mount point to which a CD-ROM drive will be mounted.

# mkdir /cdrom

1. Run the mount command.

mount <option><device_name><mount_point>

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Linux

The method for mounting a CD-ROM on Linux is as follows:

1. Check whether automounting is working.

$ ps -aux | grep automount

1. Switch to a root user using the root account password.

$ su -
Password : *****

1. Run the mount command

# mount <option><device_name><mount_point>

1. Run the unmount command.

# umount <mount_point>

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Solaris

The method for mounting a CD-ROM in Solaris is as follows:

1. Check the volume manager to verify whether a CD is recognized automatically.

$ ps -e | grep vold

1. If there is an existing CD, eject the CD.

$ eject

3. Insert a CD and mount it with the following commands.

# mkdir <mount_point>
# mount <options> <device_name><mount_point>