> > Hi, > > I have an external hard disk connected through usb, which though I am > > able to mount, but I am unable to access the drive without superuser > > privileges. Running mount command shows the following: > > > > /dev/sda1 on /mnt/maxtor type ntfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,user=divkis01) > > > > But when I try to access I see the following: > > > > $: ls /mnt/maxtor/ > > ls: cannot open directory /mnt/maxtor/: Permission denied > > What does 'ls -l /mnt/maxtor' show?
It also shows: ls: cannot open directory /mnt/maxtor/: Permission denied > > I tried changing the owner but I see the following: > > > > $:sudo chown divkis01 /mnt/maxtor/ > > chown: changing ownership of `/mnt/maxtor/': Read-only file system > > Well, it's apparently mounted read-only. What does 'mount | grep > maxtor' show? What is the exact command you're using to mount the disk? $: mount | grep maxtor /dev/sda1 on /mnt/maxtor type ntfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,user=divkis01) I had posted that earlier as well. MY fstab looks something like this: /dev/sda1 /mnt/maxtor ntfs rw,user,noauto 0 0 and then I just do mount /mnt/maxtor Thanks, Divick
