Comparison of Automatic and Manual Mounting

Table 11-1 compares the steps involved in manual mounting (without Volume Management) and automatic mounting (with Volume Management).

Table 11-1 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 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.