strange software installation problem

[Alex Maynard]

Is it a good idea to add something like "exec" into the /etc/fstab? Are
there many viruses spread by cdrom?

Alex


On Sun, 11 Jan 2004, Anton Markov wrote:

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> I believe "noexec" is the default for removable drives.  I think it's
> designed to prevent execution of viruses.  I constantly get errors about
>  it not being a recognized option for samba mounts.
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> Alex Maynard wrote:
> > Hi Paul,
> >
> > Thank you. Your suggestion below "bash /cdrom/install" worked, although
> > the strange thing is I didn't find "noexec" in /etc/fstab.
> >
>
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