Mount

[Gregory J.Neumann]

Hmmm ...  Is "supermount" part of the 7.x Mandrake?  I see mention of the 
2.4.x kernel, which I don't have compiled yet.  Is "supermount" exclusive 
to the 2.4.x kernels?
The BOFH in me likes the idea of booting users from partitions at random 
intervals!  ;-)
-Greg
> > > I already use supermount, as part of the Mandrake 2.4x kernel.
> > > Unfortunately, the owner hasn't written any "official" src code for the
> > > 2.4x kernel, so I have to use Mandrake's hack.... which works fine.
> > >
> > > I'll check out the fuser program though. I'm not sure if it will flag a
> > > shell & the cwd, but I'll find out.
> > >
> > >
> > > Greg, Supermount allows a user to mount & unmount a fs without explicitly
> > > mounting/umounting it. It would be using a floppy or cd-rom just like
> > > in Windows9x. ie: you hit the eject button on your CD-Rom & supermount
> > > will unmount the drive & allow the CD to be ejected. This also works for
> > > Floppies & HD partitions.
> > >
> > > You need to modify your kernel & fstab file. Mandrake has supermount
> > > built into the 2.4x kernel. Or you can use their kernel 2.4x source, if
> > > you want to manually compile the kernel.
> > >
> > > If you want more info about it, I can post my fstab file. It's a pain to
> > > type a supermount line manually :)
> > >
> > > -Rob