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mount_cdfs(ADM)


mount_cdfs -- mount cdfs filesystem

Synopsis

mount [-F cdfs] [generic_options] -r [-o cdfs_options]
[special|mount_point]
mount [-F cdfs] [generic_options] -r [-o cdfs_options]
special mount_point

Description

The mount command attaches the cdfs filesystem to the filesystem hierarchy at the location specified by mount_point, which must already exist and must be a directory. If mount_point already has contents prior to the mount operation, the contents remain hidden until the cdfs filesystem is unmounted. The generic_options are the options supported by the generic mount command (see the generic mount(ADM) command for information about these options). The cdfs-specific options affect the mode of operation of the CD-ROM and are used to set default values.

The CD-ROM media may or may not have values set for items such as the User ID (UID), Group ID (GID), permissions, etc. If a value is not recorded on the CD-ROM, a default value is assigned by the software. The default value is either taken from the /etc/conf/pack.d/cdfs/space.c file, or from the value specified with the -o option of the mount command.

Once the media is mounted, a default value can only be changed by using the cddevsuppl(1M) or cdmntsuppl(1M) commands, or by unmounting (or remounting) the media and specifying the desired values using the -o option.

cdfs-specific options


-F cdfs
Specify the cdfs FSType. If -F cdfs is not specified heuristics similiar to those used by fstyp(ADM) are used to determine the file system type.


NOTE: This command executes faster if it is not required to autodetect file system types. If possible, specify the -F cdfs.

The type "-F ISO9660,lower" is also accepted, but note the following option exceptions when using this file syetem type:


-r
Mounts the filesystem as read-only. This option or the -o ro option is required.

-o
Specifies the cdfs-specific options in a comma-separated list of options from the list below. The following mount options are implicitly set when the CD is mounted without specifing the -o option:

The ISO-9660/High Sierra extension Enabling/Disabling options

have the following interactions when explicitly specifying the following options:

The ISO-9660/High Sierra extension Enabling/Disabling options

have the following interactions with each other when they are Explicitly specifyied:

For example specifying the nojoliet mount option will have the effect of specifying the susp,rrip mount option.

The following are the cdfs_options to -o:


ro
Mounts the resource read-only. This option or the -r option are required.

suid | nosuid
Allows or disallows execution of Setuid programs. The default is suid.

susp | nosusp
Enables/disables the processing of all System Use Sharing Protocol (SUSP) compliant extensions to the ISO-9660/High Sierra specification. The SUSP defines a mechanism for which the System Use Area of a Directory Record may be shared by multiple independent organizations, for example, Rockridge Interchange Protocol (RRIP). The nosusp flag prevents the processing of all SUSP-compliant extensions, even if recorded on the media. The default is susp.

rrip | norrip
Enables/disables the processing of all the Rockridge Interchange Protocol (RRIP) extensions to the ISO-9660/High Sierra specification. The RRIP is a SUSP-compliant set of extensions that provide POSIX file semantics within the context of an ISO-9660/High Sierra filesystem. The rrip flag requires that the susp flag also be set. The norrip flag prevents the processing of all RRIP extensions even if recorded on the media. The default is rrip.

joliet | nojoliet
Enables/Disables the processing of the Joliet extensions to the ISO-9660/High Sierra specification. Joliet utilizes the Supplementary Volume Descriptor (SVD) feature of the ISO-9660/High Sierra specification to manage a Directory Hierarchy and by doing so eliminates several ISO-9660/High Sierra restrictions such as File/Directory Identifiers lengths, character sets (Identifiers are recored within the Unicode (i.e. ISO10646) character set), and Directory Hierarch depth. The default is joliet.

noextend
Disallows the processing of all extensions to the ISO-9660/High Sierra specification (SUSP and non-SUSP alike), even if recorded on the media. Currently, noextend is equivalent to nosusp, norrip, nojoliet. However, noextend will apply to future ISO-9660/High Sierra extensions.

lsectsz=<value>
Defines the logical sector size of the media, as defined by the ISO-9660 and/or the High Sierra specifications. If not specified, the system will automatically determine the logical sector size of the media. The user need not specify this option. However, if specified, the value must exactly match the media being mounted.

uid=owner
Defines the default UID to be used for the files and/or directories that do not have a UID recorded on the CD-ROM. owner is a numeric UID value or a user name. See the cdmntsuppl(1M) command for more information. The default is defined by variable cdfs_InitialUID in /etc/conf/pack.d/cdfs/space.c.

gid=group
Defines the default GID to be used for the files and/or directories that do not have a GID recorded on the CD-ROM. group is a numeric GID value or a group name. See the cdmntsuppl(1M) command in the X/Open CD-ROM Support Component Preliminary Specification for more information. The default is defined by variable cdfs_InitialGID in /etc/conf/pack.d/cdfs/space.c.

fperm=mode
Defines the default file permissions to be used for the files that do not have permissions recorded on the CD-ROM. The value mode is an absolute value (a 4-digit octal), or symbolic value. See the chmod(C) and cdmntsuppl(1M) commands. The default is defined by variable cdfs_InitialFPerm in /etc/conf/pack.d/cdfs/space.c.

dperm=mode
Defines the default directory permissions to be used for the directories that do not have permissions recorded on the CD-ROM. The value mode is an absolute value (a 4-digit octal), or symbolic value. See the chmod(C) and cdmntsuppl(1M) commands. The default is defined by variable cdfs_InitialDPerm in /etc/conf/pack.d/cdfs/space.c.

uidmap=filename
Sets User ID mappings. The UID and user names associated with a file or directory on the CD-ROM might not be valid on the host system. The uidmap function maps the CD-ROM UIDs to valid host system UIDs.

Entries in filename are specified as the value recorded on the CD-ROM, colon (:), followed by the UID or user name as found in the user database. Multiple entries are separated by new lines.

For example, filename may contain the entries:

   1500:418
   1006:stanley
The first entry maps the UID of 1500 (on the CD-ROM) to a UID of 418. The second entry maps the UID of 1006 (on the CD-ROM) to the user named stanley. See the cdmntsuppl(1M) command.

The maximum number of mappings allowed is defined in sys/cdrom.h.


gidmap=filename
Sets Group ID mappings. The GID and group names associated with a file or directory on the CD-ROM might not be valid on the host system. The gidmap function maps the CD-ROM GIDs to valid host system GIDs.

Entries in filename are specified as the value recorded on CD-ROM, colon (:), followed by the GID or group name as found in the group database. Multiple entries are separated by new lines. See the cdmntsuppl(1M) command.

The maximum number of mappings allowed is defined in sys/cdrom.h.


nmconv=a
Sets the filename conversion mode for the ISO-9660/High Sierra file and directory names recorded on the CD-ROM. The nmconv option lets you specify how the file and directory names are seen by the user on the host system. Non-ISO-9660 and non-High Sierra names are not converted. The default is defined by variable cdfs_InitialNmConv in /etc/conf/pack.d/cdfs/space.c.

a is some combination of the following:


c
Names are not converted; the names used are the ones recorded on the CD-ROM.

l
Converts upper case letters to lower case.

m
Suppresses the version number and the separator (;). See the cdmntsuppl(1M) page for more information.

dsearch=b
Defines how the directory's search permissions (the execute bit) are to be determined. b is one of the following:

x
Search permission is granted only if the user has execute permissions (as recorded on the CD-ROM or using the dperm option above). See the cdmntsuppl(1M) command for more information.

s
Search permission is granted only if the user has read or execute permissions (as recorded on the CD-ROM or using the dperm option above). See the cdmntsuppl(1M) command for more information. The default is defined by variable cdfs_InitialDirSearch in /etc/conf/pack.d/cdfs/space.c.

devmap=filename
Maps the CD-ROM major and minor numbers assigned to device nodes to valid host system major and minor numbers. The value for filename is a file that contains one entry for each device file in the form:
   device_file_path  new_major  new_minor
Fields are separated by white space (tabs or spaces) and entries are separated by a new line. Anything beyond the third field in a line is treated as a comment. See the cddevsuppl(1M) command for more information.

Usage

After cdfs mounts an ISO-9660/High Sierra CD-ROM or image, only one of the extensions (i.e. either RRIP, Joliet, or Pure ISO-9660) will be Active. How an extension becomes the Active Extension is determined by the following:

Row Headings are
Extensions Enabled to
be Processed
Column Headings are Existing Extension on CD-ROM
Pure ISO-9660 Pure ISO-9660
RRIP
Pure ISO-9660
Joliet
Pure ISO-9660
RRIP
Joliet
noextend Pure ISO-9660 Pure ISO-9660 Pure ISO-9660 Pure ISO-9660
rrip Pure ISO-9660 RRIP Pure ISO-9660 RRIP
joliet Pure ISO-9660 Pure ISO-9660 Joliet Joliet
rrip joliet Pure ISO-9660 RRIP Joliet RRIP
  Active Extension After Mount

 +--------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
 |Row Headings  |       Column Headings are Existing Extension on CD-ROM        |
 |are           |                                                               |
 |Extensions    |                                                               |
 |Enabled to    |                                                               |
 |be Processed  |                                                               |
 +--------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
 |Pure ISO-9660 |               | Pure ISO-9660 | Pure ISO-9660 | Pure ISO-9660 |
 |              |               | RRIP          | Joliet        | RRIP          |
 |              |               |               |               | Joliet        |
 +--------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
 |noextend      | Pure ISO-9660 | Pure ISO-9660 | Pure ISO-9660 | Pure ISO-9660 |
 +--------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
 |rrip          | Pure ISO-9660 | RRIP          | Pure ISO-9660 | RRIP          |
 +--------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
 |joliet        | Pure ISO-9660 | Pure ISO-9660 | Joliet        | Joliet        |
 +--------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
 |rrip joliet   | Pure ISO-9660 | RRIP          | Joliet        | RRIP          |
 +--------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
 |              |                 Active Extension After Mount                  |
 +--------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+

In summary, if both rrip and joliet are enabled for processing and both rrip and joliet exist on the CD-ROM media or image, rrip takes precedence and will become the Active Extension. This was done for compatibility.

Exit codes

The mount command exits with one of the following values:

0
Successful completion.

1
The mount point or device file specified does not exist.

1
Device does not contain a CD-ROM filesystem.

1
Access is denied.

2
Only a privileged user can change any settings.

3
Too many user, group, or file mappings. The sys/cdrom.h header file defines the maximum number of mappings allowed. (See the devmap, gidmap, and uidmap options.)

4
Parameter error.

4
Bad format in filename (used when setting/resetting the UID, GID and major/minor numbers).

5
The filename specified with the devmap option is not a device file.

Examples

For example, the command line:

mount -F cdfs -r -o nosuid,dperm=544,nmconv=l

mounts cdfs read-only, disallows setuid, sets the default directory permissions to 544 (read/execute for owner, read for group and others), and converts upper case filenames to lower case.

References

cddevsuppl(1M), cd_idmap(3X), cdmntsuppl(1M) cd_nmconv(3X) cd_setdevmap(3X), chmod(C), fstyp(ADM), generic mount(ADM)

The X/Open CD-ROM Support Component Preliminary Specification.

Notices

Only a privileged user can mount filesystems.
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