[ILUG] thanks - cdrw, loop, etc...

[kevin lyda]

my main server is back up with the cdrw in a usable state, upgraded
kernel, and 32 possible loop devices (of which i'm using ~17 - redhat 6.2
box set, redhat 4.2, openbsd, mandrake, loki games and a few reference
cd's).

this might be of use to people:

my method of archiving cd's is to use a format something like
producer-version-what.iso - so redhat-6.2-cpan.archive.iso might be
an example.  i put them all in a single dir (for me it's /u3/sw/cdrom)
and run this script as root with the argument start - anything else will
unmount all the mounts below /mnt/jukebox:

    #!/bin/sh

    JB=/mnt/jukebox
    ISO=/u3/sw/cdrom

    if [ -d $JB ]; then
	for f in `mount | grep $JB | awk '{print $1}'`; do
	umount $f
	done
	rm -rf $JB
    fi
    mkdir $JB
    if [ "$1" = start ]; then
	cd $ISO
	for i in *.iso; do
	dir=`echo $i | sed 'sx-x/xg;s/.iso$//'`
	mkdir -p $JB/$dir
	echo mounting $i on $JB/$dir
	mount -oro,loop $ISO/$i $JB/$dir
	done
    fi

it wouldn't be that hard to add it to /etc/exports as you go along - an
exercise for the interested reader.  now to get nis and backups working.

kevin, admin for the doolin galway office...

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