Re: [MLUG] Autorun on Linux

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

<man subject="autorun">
autorun automagically recognises all available CDROMs in your system,
mounts them upon insertion and executes a possible 'autorun' executable on
the CD. To allow an ordinary user to do this you have to add the options
user,exec in /etc/fstab to the CDROMs you want to use.
</man>

ie put a script called 'autorun' on the cd and it'll run it when the disc
is inserted.

> Yea.  I can understand security.  I've found a bit of reference to
> Autorun on Gnome and KDE, but what I'm looking for is the equivalent to
> the Windows "autorun.inf" file.
>
> *snip*
>
> [autorun]
> open=filename.exe
> icon=filename.ico
>
> *snip*
>
> The few bits I've come across on the net make reference to an autorun
> executable or something on the CD.  Which would be the same as the
> Windows INF file.  But, I can't locate an example of this file anywhere.
>
> In the example of a hybrid media cdrom, in flash for example, the cd
> doesn't install anything it simply plays the file automatically.
>
> This is more of the effect I am looking for...
>
> Thanks for any help.  I'll keep looking.
>
> :)
>
> On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 23:31, Michael wrote:
> > You can do it but it's a really bad idea from a security prospective. I
> > know that Windows and MacOS both think this is a swell idea but you don't
> > really want random programs running automaticly. Sure it'd be fine for the
> > one you wrote for yourself but it'd open you up to trouble if you happened
> > to insert a disc from anyone else.
> >
> > If you still want to proceed look for the 'autorun' program for Linux. It
> > might be installed already. It often comes in it's own RPM. For details
> > read the documentation for autorun.
> >
> > > Is there a way to write an "autorun" type file for Linux?  I know that
> > > when I stick a CD in my Linux laptop it usually autoruns/auto-mounts the
> > > cd for me...but I'm thinking in terms of hybrid, cross-platform
> > > cdroms...
> > >
> > > If I develop a cdrom using Flash, I want it to autorun and immediately
> > > play the app/file...not ask me what to do.
> > >
> > > I know how to do this on both MAC and Win, but I don't know if there is
> > > a way to do it on Linux?
> > >
> > > Any thoughts?
>
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