When I remote into my machine using ssh, I am unable to access any optical media because pantheon files has not mounted the media. Is there a command line utility (preferably other than editing fstab) to mount cdrom media just like pantheon files does when I click on it?
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I'ts pretty simple to do
sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom && sudo mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
This will first create the folder /mnt/cdrom (mkdir = make directory) and then mount the cdrom (/dev/cdrom) to that directory.
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I know how to do it manually. I want it to be automatic just like pantheon-files does when I click on it. Also, when I insert a DVD for example, then click on it in Files, it gets mounted in my home directory in a folder which is named for the TITLE of the disc. I would love to be able to replicate this via terminal.– dskradCommented Oct 2, 2015 at 14:36
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Im pretty sure the command I gave above is the same command Pantheon Files uses. If you want to mount it in /home/cdrom you can change the command to sudo mkdir /home/cdrom && sudo mount /dev/cdrom /home/cdrom. Also an note: Pantheon Files does NOT automaticly mount cd roms...– JeroenCommented Oct 5, 2015 at 7:40
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I think I may be able to achieve this by using
e2labelto get the cdrom or dvdrom label, thenmkdir, thenmountas you suggested. I am not able to test this remotely as there is not a disk in the drive right now.– dskradCommented Oct 21, 2015 at 15:08