loopback

Robert G. (Doc) Savage dsavage at peaknet.net
Sun Nov 16 22:14:46 UTC 2003


On Sat, 2003-11-15 at 16:34, foao wrote:
> FC1 iso's are kept in my linux box, I use the loop device to access them 
> without problem.
> Now I'd like to make the access permanent, but I can't find the right 
> line to add to /etc/fstab ...
> Can you enlighten me ?

Foao

Here's another suggested way to set up permanent /etc/fstab entries:

# ISO loopback mountable filesystems
#
# Fedora Core 1
/pub/yarrow-i386-disc1.iso  /mnt/fc1/1 iso9660 noauto,users,loop,ro 0 0
/pub/yarrow-i386-disc2.iso  /mnt/fc1/2 iso9660 noauto,users,loop,ro 0 0
/pub/yarrow-i386-disc3.iso  /mnt/fc1/3 iso9660 noauto,users,loop,ro 0 0
/pub/yarrow-SRPMS-disc1.iso /mnt/fc1/4 iso9660 noauto,users,loop,ro 0 0
/pub/yarrow-SRPMS-disc2.iso /mnt/fc1/5 iso9660 noauto,users,loop,ro 0 0
/pub/yarrow-SRPMS-disc3.iso /mnt/fc1/6 iso9660 noauto,users,loop,ro 0 0
#

While vi(m) may appear to fuss about the 'users' and 'loop' entries,
they are valid. In fact, I prefer 'users' rather than 'user' because it
allows any logged on user to mount and use an ISO image with:

$ mount /mnt/fc1/_    <-- complete command with 1..6

--Doc Savage
  Fairview Heights, IL







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