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sshe11
03-11-2005, 12:14 PM
I added a windows FAT32 partition to the /etc/fstab file:
/dev/hdb5 /mnt/windows auto auto,user,rw,async 0 0
but it mounts it as root and I dont have write access to it from my user account ..... I changed the policy for the group "root" and added my user to root but still no good .....
any tips ??
XiaoKJ
03-11-2005, 12:19 PM
add umask=0,0,0 to the options
sshe11
03-11-2005, 12:22 PM
Which column should I add that to ?
What does it actually do ?? can you explain a bit ?
sshe11
03-11-2005, 12:34 PM
Ooops ... that didnt work ... it gives me an error saying that line 8 is bad:
/dev/hdb5 /mnt/windows auto auto,user,rw,async 0 0,umask=0,0,0
retsaw
03-11-2005, 12:38 PM
Originally posted by XiaoKJ
add umask=0,0,0 to the options
that should be "umask=000" without the commas.
It sets all files and directories on that partition to have full read/write/execute permissions.
XiaoKJ
03-11-2005, 01:10 PM
opps
you can add it to the rw part. it describes options for mounting the filesystem
EDIT:
Like this:
/dev/hdb5 /mnt/windows auto auto,user,umask=000,rw,async 0 0
<the filesystem device> <where to mount it> <OPTIONS to mount it> <dump> <pass>
sshe11
03-11-2005, 01:18 PM
Ok I tried adding that at the end but still didnt work .... maybe i'll try adding it like you mentioned ....
/dev/hdb5 /mnt/windows auto auto,user,umask=000 0 0
Try that...
XiaoKJ
03-11-2005, 01:40 PM
you'll still need the rw part, serz
retsaw
03-11-2005, 01:55 PM
Actually rw is the default so you don't need to set it.
sshe11
03-11-2005, 08:08 PM
Ok I just did some reading online ... doesnt umask=777 grant FULL access instead of 000 ??
Oops my bad ... its 000
Originally posted by XiaoKJ
you'll still need the rw part, serz
No, "rw" has no effect on fat32..