[LBo] cannot mount cdrom

[Grasshopper]

On Sat, 2006-09-16 at 09:18 -0400, Brian Reichert wrote:
> * Grasshopper <marigold.6352 at gol.com> [2006-09-16 08:09:16+0900]
> > Dear all,
> > 
> > I am trying to install Fedora 5, but can't, I keep been brought back
> > into Suse.
> >   
> > When I try to play a cd in Suse 10 I always get the following error 
> > "mount: only root can mount /dev/cdrom on /media/cdrom.

> 
> Are you trying to mount the CD as a regular user?  And does mounting it work
> correctly as root?  If so, it should be an easy fix.  I don't know Suse so I'll
> have to go for editing config files directly.  Suse may have a GUI to do the
> same thing.

Yes, I'm sorry I was not clearer, but I could not mount any CD except
the Suse installation CD.  I always got the same error.

With this new install everything works perfectly, but I will keep a copy
of your mail for future reference.

Thank you.

Grasshopper
> 
> Check your /etc/fstab file and look for a line related to your cd-rom.
> It generally looks something like this.  This is what is on my system
> (slackware):
> 
> /dev/cdrom          /mnt/cdrom       iso9660     noauto,owner,ro
> 
> To allow a regular user to mount your CD-ROM simply ad the 'user' option to
> that line like so:
> 
> /dev/cdrom          /mnt/cdrom       iso9660     noauto,owner,ro,user
> 
> And then regular users should be able to mount the CD-ROM drive.
> 
> You may want to read the man page for mount and specifically check out the
> OPTIONS section which explains the user option and a slew of others.
> 
> Hopefully that helps. ;)