Sharing Dvd-R device [resolved]

[rise82]

Hi... im using pclinuxos-lxde-2012.01 and already up to date until now... I need a little help here... how to share dvd-r device using samba server? I already know how to share data from hard drive, i know that when I insert cd to device it will be auto mount and i can share it. Well what i think is... its not eficient if you want to share your data from cd you have to edit your samba server and change data location. What i want to know is... is there a way to share your dvd-r device and when you insert your cd/dvd it will be auto mount and it will be auto share... Any sugestion/idea/help for this problem?
Thanks before...

[T6]

we discussed this in another post, the cost of a external dvd-r drive is very low, it is simpler and more fast solution on most cases and also doesn't require your ethernet or wifi connection to work

[pags]

Have you tried linking the /media directory from within an existing (HD based) share, so that when items are auto-mounted, they can be accessed by going through the link?

Just a thought...

[rise82]

Have you tried linking the /media directory from within an existing (HD based) share, so that when items are auto-mounted, they can be accessed by going through the link?

Just a thought...

could you give me guide step by step? when no cd the device invisible cant see what i can mount 
Thanks before...

[pags]

Do you have a regular share (HDD based) setup?  That would be the first step.

Let's assume you are sharing /home/shared.

Since auto-mounting uses the /media directory (it will create additional directories, such as /media/disk or /media/cdrom, as required), if you link to the /media directory from your share (/home/share), whatever comes and goes within the /media directory should be accessible through the link.

To create the link, run the following from the command line (on the server with the share):

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cd /home/share
ln -s /media/ auto-mount_media

This will create a file inside /home/share called auto-mount_media that points to /media/.  You can change the "auto-mount_media" to whatever you want to call it.

This has worked for me in the past, but I would have to test if it works with the current defaults in PCLOS (there is a configuration setting for Samba that controls how links are handled when shared...I'll check it out against the latest ISO when I get a chance.

[pags]

Have you tried linking the /media directory from within an existing (HD based) share, so that when items are auto-mounted, they can be accessed by going through the link?

Just a thought...

could you give me guide step by step? when no cd the device invisible cant see what i can mount 
Thanks before...

OK.

I tested the "linking" method, and that only works (by default) when the link points to a location within the same share...so, without a major overhaul of smb.conf (and, possibly, other files), probably not the choice you want.

I tried another approach, though...I shared the /media directory, and that worked OK.

Using pcc, I created a new share (called media, and pointed to /media/), and when I mounted a CDROM, it became available though the share.

The following piece of code got generated:

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[media]
   path = /media
   comment = Transitory media
   browseable = yes
   public = yes
   writable = yes

This will give full access to all mounted, removable media (i.e., able to change contents of USB drives, etc.).  For CDROM support (which are read-only anyway), you could change writable to no.

[rise82]

wow that working... but if sharing media it will share all your data in other drive right?
anyways thanks for the help, now i can share cd/dvd rom now..

[pags]

wow that working... but if sharing media it will share all your data in other drive right?
anyways thanks for the help, now i can share cd/dvd rom now..

Yes.  All media handled by udev (CD/DVDs, USB HDD/Flash, floppies, etc.) will all be shared if they are mounted...