cp -p /mnt/cdrom/* dirname

On my old system, using this: cp -p /mnt/cdrom/* dirname
would copy all the files from a cdrom to the named directory (or folder)
but on my new system this doesn't seem to work.

I've tried various combinations, including
cp -p /mnt/cdrom dirname
cp -p -r /mnt/cdrom dirname
cp -pr /mnt/cdrom dirname

I want to copy all the files and directories and their contents
from the backup CD I burned to the named directory on the
new system, preserving the file creation date, owner, and
permissions.

What am I doing wrong?

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