Re: cp -p /mnt/cdrom/* dirname

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Author: Craig White
Date:  
To: joe
CC: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: cp -p /mnt/cdrom/* dirname
On Thu, 2005-12-15 at 16:33 -0700, Josef Lowder wrote:
> On Thursday 15 December 2005 16:27, you wrote:
> > the just wondering question...
> >
> > is /mnt/cdrom mounted?
> >
> > ls -l /mnt/cdrom
> > are there any files?
>
> Yes, I should have mentioned that. All the files are there
> on the cdrom and it does mount automatically.
>
> I also neglected to mention that it is copying filenames,
> but with the current date and empty files (file size=0)

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keeping it on list.

sounds like perhaps the user who has the 'mount' is not the same user
who is trying to do the copy.

???
ls -ld /mnt/cdrom
ls -l /mnt/cdrom
whoami

Craig

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