Mounting and Unmounting on Solaris

If you are running File Manager, a separate File Manager window displays the contents of the CD-ROM.

Step 4 If the /cdrom/cdrom0 directory is empty because the CD-ROM was not mounted, or if File Manager did not open a window displaying the contents of the CD-ROM, verify the vold daemon is running by entering the following command:

# ps -e | grep vold | grep -v grep

Step 5 If vold is running, the system displays the process identification number of vold. If the system does not display anything, restart the daemon by entering the following command:

# /usr/sbin/vold &

Step 6 If the vold daemon is running but did not mount the CD-ROM, stop the vold daemon process and then restart the daemon. To stop the vold process, you must know the process identification number. If you do not know the process identification number, you can get it by entering this command:

# ps -ef | grep vold | grep -v grep

Step 7 Stop the vold process by entering the following command:

# kill -15 process_ID_number

Step 8 Restart the vold process by entering the following command:

# /usr/sbin/vold &

Step 9 If you encounter problems using the vold daemon, enter the following command to mount the CD-ROM:

# mount -F hsfs -r ro /dev/dsk/cxtyd0sz /cdrom/cdrom0

where x is the CD-ROM drive controller number, y is the CD-ROM drive SCSI ID number, and z is the slice of the partition on which the CD-ROM is located.

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Note The vold daemon process manages the CD-ROM device and performs the mounting. The CD-ROM might automatically mount onto the /cdrom/cdrom0 directory.

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If you are running File Manager, a separate File Manager window displays the contents of the CD-ROM.

Step 4 If the /cdrom/cdrom0 directory is empty because the CD-ROM was not mounted, or if File Manager did not open a window displaying the contents of the CD-ROM, verify the vold daemon is running by entering the following command:

# ps -e | grep vold | grep -v grep

Step 5 If vold is running, the system displays /usr/sbin/vold. If the system does not display anything, restart the daemon by entering the following command:

# /usr/sbin/vold &

Step 6 If the vold daemon is running but did not mount the CD-ROM, stop the vold daemon process and then restart the daemon. To stop the vold process, you must know the process identification number. If you do not know the process identification number, you can get it by entering the following command:

# ps -ef | grep vold | grep -v grep

Step 7 Stop the vold process by entering the following command:

# kill -15 process_ID_number

Step 8 Restart the vold process by entering the following command:

# /usr/sbin/vold &

Step 9 If you encounter problems using the vold daemon, enter the following command to mount the CD-ROM:

# mount -F hsfs -r ro /dev/dsk/cxtyd0sz /cdrom/cdrom0

where x is the CD-ROM drive controller number, y is the CD-ROM drive SCSI ID number, and z is the slice of the partition on which the CD-ROM is located.

Step 10 Use a text editor to create an /etc/dfs/dfstab file, if one does not exist.

Step 11 Add the following line to the /etc/dfs/dfstab file:

share -F nfs -o ro /cdrom/cdrom0

Step 12 Ensure your remote machine is enabled as an NFS server by entering the following command:

# ps -ef | grep nfs | grep -v grep

This indicates whether the following daemons are running: /usr/lib/nfs/nfsd and /usr/lib/nfs/mountd.

If these daemons are not running, you need to enable your machine as an NFS server by entering the following command:

# /etc/init.d/nfs.server start

If your machine is enabled as an NFS server, enter one of the following commands:

# share

or

# shareall

Step 13 Go to the machine on which you want to install Y2K Compliance Assessment Tool.

Step 14 Log on as superuser by entering the command su and the root password, or log in as root.

Step 15 Create a /cdrom directory, if one does not already exist, by entering the following command:

# mkdir -p /cdrom/rme20

Step 16 To mount the CD-ROM drive, enter the following command: