mounting a mount question

HomerSimpson · l33t Joined: 25 Jan 2003 Posts: 869 Location: Ohio, USA

I have a headless system that happens to have my only DVD drive in it (don't ask). I can, of course, pull the drive out and put it into my Linux workstation but don't want to turn off my Linux comps if I do not have to.

Can I mount the CDROM on the headless system and then through samba mount that mount so I can access the CDROM from my workstation? Is that a bad idea? I realize at the very least it is inconvenient but I am curious if this is worth pursuing or if there is a better way?

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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2003 5:13 pm Post subject:

HomerSimpson,

You can do that for data but not for playing DVDs or music CDs. they are both accessed without being mounted.

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searcher · Apprentice Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Posts: 175 Location: NL

You could ofcourse do this. Just share the dvd mount point on the server with samba, and mount that samba share in windows/linux on the workstation. If you use the supermount patch the kernel will mount the dvd automagically when you put a dvd in it. The files should show up on your workstation and you're ready to go.