Mounting the CD-ROM (Linux)

Mounting the CD-ROM (Linux)

Prerequisites

Root authority is required to perform this task.

Procedure

To mount the CD-ROM on Linux:

1. Log in as a user with root authority.
2. Insert the CD-ROM in the drive and enter the following command:

       mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /cdrom    

   where /cdrom represents the mount point of the CD-ROM.

3. Log out.

Your CD-ROM file system is now mounted. To view the contents of the CD-ROM, place the disk in the drive and enter the cd /cdrom command where cdrom is the CD-ROM mount point directory.