Re: eject cdrom

[p <pplaw@pcisys.net>]

On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 02:30:10PM -0700, Enrique Morfin wrote:
> > Have you tried using "eject /dev/hdc" ? Is the cd
> > mounted while you try to 
> > do this ? Have you tried ejecting the cd without it
> > being mounted?
> > 
> The cd is umounted.
> i have tried /dev/hdc, /cdrom, cdrom, /cdrom/,
> /dev/cdrom, and all with the same result:
> 
> eject: unable to eject, last error: Invalid argument
> 
> any other idea?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
>

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"/dev/hdc" may be owned by "disk."  if that's the case
you could try this:

a.	add yourself to the  "disk"  group,  which may
	pose some sort of  security  risk.  (the  pros  
	should chime in on that.) or

b.	change the ownership of "/dev/hdc" from "disk"
	to "cdrom."

attribution:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2004/11/msg00428.html
 
luck.

b.

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