On December 8, 2002 04:24 pm, Erik Farnsworth wrote: If you have a need to read or write data from Winduz, there is a program called - explore2fs - that I use successfully on my W2K Pro install. I don't know if it can be used with a NTFS partition but it works well from FAT32.
Spence > Stephen was correct...from mdk, you can read files on an NTFS system > (XP, in my case), but you cannot write to them. On the 'doz partition > that I want to share between mdk and xp, I have set it as vfat (FAT32) > and can read/write to it quite well with mdk. > > [OTOH, 'Doz don't speaka-da-*nix, so it has no idea that mdk is also on > the same box. <vbg>] > > On Sun, 2002-12-08 at 17:32, Dale Kosan wrote: > > Well, he states he can read the files so it is not NTFS. Root should be > > able to read and write, to do this as a user you need to edit the > > /etc/fstab entry. Can not help with that because I do not have Windows > > on my machine. > > > > "man mount" for details. > > > > The option, from memory, is umask=0. > > Or you could use user=nnn,umask=002 if you are the only one going to > > write to it. > > Or mess about with group ownership and permissions if you want more > > complicated control of access. > > > > Stephen Kuhn wrote: > > > On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 07:08, Tom Henry wrote: > > >>I've installed ML 9.0 onto (Dell GX1 desktop system) it's own EXT2 > > >> partition > > >> > > >> From Linux I am able to read the files on the /windows/ partition > > >> _but_ cannot edit anything ;-( > > >> > > >>How do I get it set up so I have 'write' permission to everything on > > >> the /windows/ partition? > > >> > > >>Many thanks for any help you can provide, > > >>Tom > > > > > > Assuming you're accessing everything "Windows" via /mnt/win_c - you > > > can't edit ANYTHING at all? What version of Windows were you running? > > > Because if you were running anything NT based with NTFS, you're not > > > going to be able to - but if you're running under FAT or VFAT, you can > > > edit/save/modify anything - just that the executable bit is set on all > > > files...but that's generally not a hassle... > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >- > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > -- > > A touch of Class Computer Services > > 9504 Bohning Drive > > Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125 > > 216-375-4487 > > > > A Step Above The Rest! > > > > http://www.winsweptrottweilers.com > > > > ICQ# 55846749 > > > > Registered Linux user #191829 > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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