Use linuxconf - file systems - access local drive - dos options ...
Then select default user and default group, e.g. Mage and users.
On Sun, 02 Jul 2000, Mage Grimau wrote:
> Yes, you can do it in fstab - just can't do it with chmod and chown.
>
> --- Peter Ruskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > You *can* read/write and own dos/win9* partitions.
> > Use linuxconf - file systems - access local drive - dos options.
> > Here's a line from my /etc/fstab.
> > Peter
> > /dev/hda1 /c vfat user,exec,umask=0 0 0
> >
> > On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > > DOS/FAT partitions do not have the necessary fields for real security
> > > features. linux fakes it at mount time. You can't chmod or chown them.
> > >
> > > --- Thomas SMETS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Here below is my /etc/fstab
> > > > <snip>
> > > > /dev/hda5 / ext2 defaults 1 1
> > > > /dev/hda6 swap swap defaults 0 0
> > > > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto
> > > > sync,user,noauto,nosuid,nodev,unhide 0 0
> > > > /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto
> > > > user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0
> > > > none /proc proc defaults 0 0
> > > > none /dev/pts devpts mode=0622 0 0
> > > > /dev/hdc1 /home ext2 defaults 0 0
> > > > /dev/hda1 /mnt/dos vfat defaults 0 0
> > > > </snip>
> > > >
> > > > When logged as a comon' user I never
> > > > can write on the DOS partitions (it's a real pity).
> > > > Doing a "su" & then requesting as root to "chown" of /dev/hda1
> > > > I've the following error :
> > > > <snip>
> > > > [root@Calvin dos]# chown -v tsmets.users *
> > > > failed to change owner of My Documents to tsmets.users
> > > > chown: My Documents: Operation not permitted
> > > > failed to change owner of My Download Files to tsmets.users
> > > > chown: My Download Files: Operation not permitted
> > > > ....
> > > > </snip>
> > > >
> > > > When I see the description of the CHOWN command
> > > > Usage: chown [OPTION]... OWNER[.[GROUP]] FILE...
> > > > It's what I do ... or I'm wrong ?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thomas,
> > > >
> > > > p.s. :
> > > > users is a group with ID 100
> > > > tsmets is a user with ID 501
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Thomas SMETS Phone : +32 (0)2 742. 05. 94.
> > > > Av. de la Brabançonne 133 / 3 e-mail : tsmets @altern.org
> > > > 1030 Bruxelles
> > > >
> > > > ==== Quote of the day =========
> > > > "What do you give a man who has everything?" the pretty teenager
> > > > asked her mother.
> > > > "Encouragement, dear," she replied.
> > > > ======= End of Quote =========
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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> > Peter Ruskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Wrexham, UK KDE - the professionals' choice
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> >
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