Use the umask=0 option in /etc/fstab
-----Original Message-----
From: Zelck, Guy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 3:53 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition
>
> "Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASD(HA)/TMA" wrote:
> >
> > I have a vfat partition (win98) mounted but cannot seem to
> get permissions
> > to write to it.
> >
> > Would someone please give me a hint how to do this?
>
> The user that did the mount is the only one with write access.
>
Not true, you can specify an option to set the mode of the dirs and files
created on the vfat. I work this way. It's documented in mount I guess cause
I found it on my system.
So if the mode allows it, everyone can write.
