Linux

Copying an ISO image from a CDROM and mounting it

• To create the image - dd if=/dev/cd of=cd.iso
• Mounting the image - mount -o loop -t iso9660 cd.iso /mnt/isoimage/
• Auto mount line in /etc/fstab - /usr/local/share/cd.iso /mnt/isoimage iso9660 ro,loop,auto 0 0
• Auto mount needs mount point directory - mkdir /mnt/isoimage
• Manual mount after editing /etc/fstab - mount /mnt/isoimage

Getting xinetd to run on Cygwin

cygrunsrv --install xinetd --path /usr/sbin/xinetd --disp "Cygwin xinetd daemon"
cygrunsrv --start xinetd 

Getting rsync to run on Cygwin

• Add rsync 873/tcp to /etc/services.
• Create /etc/rsyncd.conf.