----- Original Message ----- From: Jeroen Verhoeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 1:58 AM Subject: RE: [expert] Why do all Linux files from FAT32 partition looks executable? > > > Hi all, > > > > I have an interesting problem, I could not find the answer for this in > > the last three years ( since I first installed Linux). > > > > When I copy a file from a Windoze partition (or I have a CD with linux > > rpms, which was created under windoze) to a Linux partition, the file > > has executable attributes in all three places (owner, group, the rest > > of the world). Even if it is an rpm file or a tgz or even a backed up > > XF86Config file... > > > > This is because FAT or FAT32 donīt have permissions in their system, so as a > default they will be readable, writable and executable for everyone. You can > solve this by giving some options to the mount command. See man mount for > the options you need. That isn't going to help him -- it applies the same permissions to *all* files -- he wants his per-file permissions preserved. FAT32 just can't do that... -Stephen-
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