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Re: [LUG] unable to enter file :/mnt/cdrom

 

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Jon Davey wrote:
> HI, when I try to see what's on a cd I get:-"unable to enter file :/mnt/cdrom. 
> You do not have access rights". I have looked at the properties and changed 
> around the permissions but nothing changed. I have got two cd readers, one 
> SCSI and the other IDE, I am unable to acess either. Once again I'm hopeing 
> someone here can help me with another of my silly "newbie" (in inverted 
> commasas I've been subscribed to this list for ages now) problems.
> cheers,
> JOn DAvey. 
> 

Well what are the permissions on /mnt/cdrom ?
which device are you trying to mount /dev/cdrom ? /dev/hd? /dev/scd?
and what are the permissions on that device ?

You may need to be a member of a group called somthing like cdrom, as I
have found out once or twice...

HTH

Neil (who is installing 100+ CAT5E points this weekend...)
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