Comparison of Manual and Automatic Mounting
The following table compares the steps involved in manual mounting (without removable media
services) and automatic mounting (with removable media management) of removable media.
Table 1-1 Comparison of Manual and Automatic Mounting of Removable Media
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. |
Removable media services automatically perform many of the tasks that are
required to manually mount and work with removable media. |
4 |
Create a mount point. |
|
5 |
Make
sure you are not in the mount point directory. |
|
6 |
Mount the device and
use 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. |
|