The /etc/fstab entry for this drive is probably set to ro (read-only) and may need to be set to rw (read-write). A RO mount would override any permissions issues, and would be expressly supposed to do so. Kevin At 04:07 PM 10/21/00, you wrote: >I have a drive/partition mapped to /mnt/DOS_hdb6, and it is vfat. >It's purpose is to hold games (windoze games, some of which can >be played with wine). > >I want to make it, or at least directories on it, writeable to >users but I cannot do it, which confuses me somewhat. > >I log in as root or superuser and try to chmod portions of the >drive as writeable to all, but I keep getting "operation not >permitted" messages. Excuse me? As root I can do anything I >want. I can wipe any and all drives, partitions, mountpoints >off the face of the earth. I can delete the system by running >"rm -rf /*" and I wont be stopped with "operation not permitted" >messages but I am not permitted to change one lousy mount, or >portions thereof, to be world-writeable? > >What do I have to do AS ROOT to do this? I cannot do "chmod 777" >on it, let alone ANY other variation of chmod on /mnt/DOS_hdb6 >OR any subdirectory on it. Why not? > >praedor > >Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: >Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
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