Once you know the correct device and mount point, edit your /etc/fstab file. /dev/scd0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 Now as a normal user you can do mount /cdrom and umount /cdrom. Andrew S. Zbikowski | http://www.ringworld.org A password is like your underwear; Change it frequently, don't share it with others, and don't ask to borrow someone else's. On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Samuel MacDonald wrote: | You're doing a | mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom | is that correct? | | | You need to use "su root" in a terminal window and login to mount your | cdrom. | | | | | Chris Desjardins wrote: | | > Hi- I tried to mount a data cd and it told me that it could not mount | > /mnt/cdrom because /dev/cdrom is not a block device! Does anyone know | > what this means and how I can fix it? I am screwed right now because | > I can't use my cdrom drive at all and my good friends at Dell only | > included one drive on this! | > Also when I try to mount from my normal user ID it tells me only root | > user can mount cds. | > Thanks, | > Chris | > | > _________________________________________________________________ | > Dream of owning a home? Find out how in the First-time Home Buying | > Guide. http://special.msn.com/home/firsthome.armx | > | > | > _______________________________________________ | > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org | > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list | > | | _______________________________________________ | TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org | https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list | | | !DSPAM:403d3d0d47755318919762! | | _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list