> Thank you all. > > I figured out. My syntax was wrong. I assumed that the syntax would > be the same (i.e. mount /dev/fd0 /mnt) but the correct syntax is mount > /mnt. > > Thank you very much. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adrian Bolzan [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, August 31, 1998 4:16 PM > To: Mark Dohojda > Subject: long filename and fstab > > Thanks to everyone who posted replies to my question about long > filenaqmes. > my problem really is, why if i have mounted my win95 partitions as > vfat do > i not get long filename support? > > also, i have a similar problem as the poster below, where having > 'user' in > fstab still did not allow users to mount the cdrom, only > root...perhaps my > two problems are related? > > hmmm... > > also, booting from floppy...my a: drive is checked and starts loading > linux > but before i get to a login prompt (i.e. i only see the dots on the > screen > whilst loading linux) the machine reboots...do you think i might be > going > straight to run level 6? i don't know a lot, so that is only a naive > suggestion... ;-) > > thanks in advance > adrian b. > > > > >Hello everyone. > > > >Quick question. I changed Fstab now it looks like: > > > >/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy ext2 noauto,user 0 0 > > > >However when I changed to anther user it doesn't let me mount a > floppy. > >why? > >It just says: > >"Only root can do that" > > > >thank you > >Marek > > > > > > ------------------------------------- > Adrian Bolzan > c/- Dept of Chemistry > The University of Queensland > Brisbane 4072 > Australia > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Ph: +61 (7) 3365-3527 or 3365-2281 > Fax: +61 (7) 3365-4299 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
