[Tip] Lock the hardware eject button of the cdrom in ubuntu

[Tha.Suresh]

Lock the hardware eject button of the cdrom

$ eject -i 1

This command will lock the hardware eject button of your cdrom drive.
Some uses are:

1: If you have a toddler and has discovered the cdrom button

2: If you are carrying a laptop in a bag or case and don’t want it to
eject if the button is inadvertently pressed.

To unlock the button use:

$ eject -i 0

For more info see the “eject” man page.

Ex:

thasu at ubuntu:~$ eject -i 1
CD-Drive may NOT be ejected with device button
thasu at ubuntu:~$ eject ( see the reaction )
sathia at ubuntu:~$ eject -i 0
CD-Drive may be ejected with device button
thasu at ubuntu:~$ eject ( now see the reaction )

;-)



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Regards,
Tha.Suresh

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