The table below compares the steps involved in manual mounting (without Volume Management) and automatic mounting (with Volume Management).
Table 14-1 Comparison of Manual and Automatic Mounting
Steps |
Manual Mounting |
Automatic Mounting |
---|---|---|
1 |
Insert media. |
Insert media. |
2 |
Become superuser. |
For diskettes, use the volcheck command. |
3 |
Determine the location of the media device. |
Volume Management automatically performs many of the tasks previously required to manually mount and work with CDs and diskettes. |
4 |
Create a mount point. |
|
5 |
Make sure you are not in the mount point directory. |
|
6 |
Mount the device using the proper mount options. |
|
7 |
Exit the superuser account. |
|
8 |
Work with files on media. |
Work with files on media. |
9 |
Become superuser. |
|
10 |
Unmount the media device. |
|
11 |
Eject media. |
Eject media. |
12 |
Exit the superuser account. |
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