Users do not have permission to open files in DVDs burnt in a Mac
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Bug Description
11/06/09: I wanted to add to the description of this bug as someone who has just begun using Ubuntu.
I burnt DVDs of all the files I wanted to work with on my Mac and was unable to access them in Ubuntu, although I can see the folders. Ubuntu says I don't have permission to see the files. I think this is a huge barrier to use. If we are aiming to get people to switch, many people will back up their files on CD/DVD and wish to access them within Ubuntu. If they then can't access them and there is no way to fix this, this will be a major source of frustration.
Alejandra
Original description:
There may be something quirky about this DVDROM in the way that it was burned, although I was not aware that UNIX file permissions were part of the file format. However, the situation I'm observing should never happen, regardless of what permissions are actually on the disc.
When I insert this disc, the system finds it automatically, and I can browse the directories. But when I try to copy a file, it tells me that I don't have permission to do so. When I type 'ls /media/cdrom0/...', I find that the permissions on all files is -rwx------.
If I use 'sudo cp ...' to copy a file from it, it works just fine. It's just that the logged-in user cannot access the files.
summary: |
- Insert CD -- mounts with all file permissions -rwx------ + Users do not have permission to open files in DVDs burnt in a Mac |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Could you please upload your /etc/fstab file? Maybe when the cdrom is mounted, it is mounted with the wrong permissions.
You can try to remount the cdrom with the correct permissions - check the man page for mount for details.