Comparison of Automatic and Manual 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.