Re: Perl script to mount iso file

If you only need one mount at a time, you could add an entry to your /etc/fstat like this:

/tmp/isofile    /tmp/isomnt   iso9660  user,loop           0 0
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Which allows you to mount /tmp/isofile as /tmp/isomount without being root. You can then simply symlink the .ISO file to /tmp/isofile when you need it.

Note that you probably should pick a safer place than /tmp.

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Re^2: Perl script to mount iso file by BerSerK (Initiate) on Dec 17, 2007 at 18:04 UTC
I only need one mount at a time but how could I change which iso file is mounted from my php form...I would have to copy the desired iso file to /tmp/isofile each time ?	[reply]
Re^3: Perl script to mount iso file by Joost (Canon) on Dec 17, 2007 at 18:42 UTC
Like I said, you can make a symlink, either from the perl script or from the php page. Just make sure that isofile node is a symlink to the file you want to mount before mounting. See symlink "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply]
Re^4: Perl script to mount iso file by BerSerK (Initiate) on Dec 17, 2007 at 19:28 UTC
ok for the symlink part... I tried adding this to my /etc/fstab /tmp/vdrv0iso /media/vdrv0 iso9660 user,loop 0 0 my /tmp/vdrv0iso symlink points to /home/user/isos/file.iso but I still need root to mount that, I must be missing something. what command do I have to run after creating the symlink ?	[reply]
Re^5: Perl script to mount iso file by Joost (Canon) on Dec 17, 2007 at 19:53 UTC
Re^6: Perl script to mount iso file by BerSerK (Initiate) on Dec 17, 2007 at 20:48 UTC