2009/1/1, Michael Wagner <[email protected]>: > * Umarzuki Mochlis <[email protected]> 01.01.2009 > > > A ntfs partition mounted on /mnt/win cannot be opened as normal user > > so i decided to soft link it to desktop yet still it cannot be opened > > by normal user eventhough link file mod is 777. Why? > > > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2009-01-01 15:38 win -> /mnt/win/ > > > Hello Umarzuki, > > the permissions of the link are uninterestingly because they are always > 777. Only the permissions of the the target are interesant. You must > mount the directory and when it is mounted you change the permissions > to the rights you need for your user. Then they are always the same > every time you mount the device. > > Hth Michael >
Thanks for that info. In my case, I simply forgot it is ntfs partition. So I have to mount it with ntfs-3g instead of mount. > > -- > I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough. > M.C. Escher > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAklcmgEACgkQydfCn0r2YsLpOACfT7yAisscj0nGdM6QTxHqhQyX > snwAnRFJ6xpGF3a8VAGfmurpFDaVelCi > =Usl1 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- Regards, Umarzuki Mochlis http://gameornot.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
