Linux Debian support - accessing the cdrom

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accessing the cdrom

jamiil

2007-02-17, 1:12 pm

There are only two accounts in this Linux machine, root and myaccount,
as root I can mount the CD-ROM but using myaccount I cannot, what can
I do to grant myaccount permission to mount the CD-ROM, I am using
GNOME. If possible, without having to nanually mount the CD-ROM.

Thanks

Dan C

2007-02-17, 7:11 pm

On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:57:41 -0800, jamiil wrote:

> There are only two accounts in this Linux machine, root and myaccount,
> as root I can mount the CD-ROM but using myaccount I cannot, what can
> I do to grant myaccount permission to mount the CD-ROM, I am using
> GNOME. If possible, without having to nanually mount the CD-ROM.

Edit the file /etc/fstab and change the word "owner" to "user" in the
line corresponding to the cdrom drive.

For bonus points, start using a real newsreader. GG sucks.

--
"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

jamiil

2007-02-18, 7:12 pm

jamiil

2007-02-18, 7:12 pm

On Feb 17, 5:45 pm, Dan C <youmustbejok...@lan.invalid> wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:57:41 -0800, jamiil wrote:
>
> Edit the file /etc/fstab and change the word "owner" to "user" in the
> line corresponding to the cdrom drive.
>
> For bonus points, start using a real newsreader. GG sucks.
>
> --
> "Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

Oops, sorry about that, clicked on the wrong button.
What is the "real" newsreader?

and

Here is a copy of my fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hda2 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro
0 1
/dev/hda5 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdb /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom1 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0

is this OK?

Thanks!!

Dan C

2007-02-18, 7:12 pm

On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:55:43 -0800, jamiil wrote:

[vbcol=seagreen]
> What is the "real" newsreader?

Nearly anything other than Google Groups. Here are a few:
Pan
Knode
slrn
tin

> Here is a copy of my fstab
> /dev/hdb /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
> /dev/hdc /media/cdrom1 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0

Looks right to me.

> is this OK?

Does it work?

--
"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

ken scharf

2007-02-23, 1:13 am

Dan C wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:55:43 -0800, jamiil wrote:
>
>
>
> Nearly anything other than Google Groups. Here are a few:
> Pan
> Knode
> slrn
> tin
>
>
> Looks right to me.
>
>
> Does it work?
>
Add yourself to the cdrom group in your /etc/groups file.

Dan C

2007-02-23, 1:13 am

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:43:37 -0500, ken scharf wrote:

[vbcol=seagreen]
[vbcol=seagreen]
> Add yourself to the cdrom group in your /etc/groups file.

Why are you telling me this? I've done that a long time ago.

And, actually, it's "/etc/group". Note the lack of an "s"...

--
"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

jamiil

2007-02-23, 1:13 pm

On Feb 22, 11:53 pm, Dan C <youmustbejok...@lan.invalid> wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:43:37 -0500, ken scharf wrote:
>
> Why are you telling me this? I've done that a long time ago.
>
> And, actually, it's "/etc/group". Note the lack of an "s"...
>
> --
> "Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

Something I just noticed is that if there is a music cd in the CDROM,
I get a message saying that I am not allowed to access the /dev/cdrom,
however if it is a data cd i.e. MP3, there is no problem. I think it
is a safety feature to protect against CD piracy.
Since I don't need 'cda' files in my computer and the MP3 are no
problem, I will leave it as it is.

Thanks guys, I really appreciate your imput.

AJackson

2007-02-23, 7:13 pm

On Feb 23, 3:42 pm, "jamiil" <jalqa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 22, 11:53 pm, Dan C <youmustbejok...@lan.invalid> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> Something I just noticed is that if there is a music cd in the CDROM,
> I get a message saying that I am not allowed to access the /dev/cdrom,
> however if it is a data cd i.e. MP3, there is no problem. I think it
> is a safety feature to protect against CD piracy.
> Since I don't need 'cda' files in my computer and the MP3 are no
> problem, I will leave it as it is.

No, there is no such thing in Linux, unless you use a DVD reader and
use a copy protected disk without a CD icon printed on disk. You prob.
don't have read-rights on your cdrom device (/dev/cdrom and/or /dev/
dvd)

> Thanks guys, I really appreciate your imput.

As Ken told you.

Check to see if you are in group "cdrom". To use cdroms you need that
(as you need to be in "audio" and "video" to use sound and accelerated
3D).

Try this command: groups
It will tell you what groups you are in, and cdrom should be one of
them.
If not, you can use thiss command to add user kall to group cdrom:
sudo kalle cdrom
(of course, change kalle to your login name :-) )

John Hasler

2007-02-23, 7:13 pm

jamiil writes:
> Something I just noticed is that if there is a music cd in the CDROM, I
> get a message saying that I am not allowed to access the /dev/cdrom,
> however if it is a data cd i.e. MP3, there is no problem. I think it is a
> safety feature to protect against CD piracy.

No. It's because the music CD has no file system.
--
John Hasler

AJackson

2007-02-24, 7:12 pm

On Feb 24, 1:29 am, John Hasler <jhas...@debian.org> wrote:
> jamiil writes:
>
> No. It's because the music CD has no file system.
> --
> John Hasler
Hmm, I think I missed what jamiil did :-)

You can't (unless suported in yout OS by a special file system) open a
music CDROM as a file system. You need to open it with a CD playing
program, like Rhyhtmbox. To get the music to disk, you need to "rip"
it. There are other programs fort that, like Sound Juicer, which you
can start from Rhythmbox.

But still, a user who wants to access /dev/cdrom needs to be in group
cdrom.