On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Hoyt wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andrew Vick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 11:35 AM
> Subject: RE: [expert] File Permissions
>
>
> > I can tell you the reason but not the fix. The partition is formatted as
> FAT,
> > which has no concept of ownership. Thus, the ownership for it is
> determined
> > by Linux. There is a way to change it; I wish I could tell you. I have a
> > drive in the same position: I have tried using Linuxconf to let users
> write to
> > it, but it keeps coming up as read-only for non-root users. I have been
> > su'ing to root to store stuff there. Does anyone know how to change this?
> >
>
>
> You could mount the partition as umsdos - that would allow *nix permissions
> for the files.
>
> Hoyt
>
>
Um no it'd need formatted for that. Anyway setting up vfat for user access
should be on MUO, or in the mail archives
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