System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems

Overview of Accessing Removable Media

Essentially, removable media services enable you to access removable media just as manual mounting does, but more easily and without the need for superuser access.

If your system has more than one type of removable device, see the following table for their access points.

Table 1–2 How to Access Data on Removable Media

Access 

Insert 

Find the Files Here 

Files on the first diskette 

The diskette and type volcheck on the command line

/floppy

Files on the removable hard disk 

The removable hard disk and type volcheck on the command line

/rmdisk/rmdisk0 or /rmdisk/rmdisk1

Files on the first CD 

The CD and wait for a few seconds 

/cdrom/volume-name

Files on the first DVD 

The DVD and wait for a few seconds 

/cdrom/volume-name

Table 1–3 Where to Access Removable Media

Access File Systems With This Path 

Access Raw Data With This Path 

/floppy/floppy0

/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0

/floppy/floppy1

/vol/dev/aliases/floppy1

/cdrom/cdrom0

/vol/dev/aliases/cdrom0

/cdrom/cdrom1

/vol/dev/aliases/cdrom1

/rmdisk/rmdisk0 or

/rmdisk/rmdisk1

/vol/dev/aliases/rmdisk0 or

/vol/dev/aliases/rmdisk1

/pcmem/pcmem0

/vol/dev/aliases/pcmem0