On Sunday 13 March 2005 11:53, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Sunday 13 March 2005 15:46, SOTL wrote: > > Hi All > > > > Little bit by little bit this system is beginning to work. > > > > As some of you may recall I set this box up with a data storage partation > > of /mnt/System_Data.
Partation is Linux ext2 [or 3] This is a single boot box. ALL partations are Mandrake 10.1 default which if memory serves me correct is ext2 although that could be ext3. > > >From a operation perspective I have found that using a separate > > > partition for > > > > data is much safer than storing data under any Linux normal partition > > like /home as it allows one to install, upgrade, and repair systems with > > lower probability of data loss. > > > > This system being different though I did not set it up as I normally do > > and mount the data partition to /home/<user>/<data partition> this has > > lead to a slight bit of confusion on my part. Partation is fat32 This is a dual boot box with MS Windows in the first partition, Common_Data in the middle, and Mandrake 10.1 on the opposite end of the HD. Mandrake has partitions /boot, /, swap, & /home in that order. > > > > I attempted to set permissions on the data partition by modifying > > permission in > > root control center -> Security -> Permissions and then adding permission > > for <user> to access /mnt/System_Data > > This did not give me permission. > > SNIP > > This is not by any chance a FAT32 partition is it? > > If so then you cannot change permissions because FAT32 has no attribute > bits you can change. > > Instead you have to define pseudo attributes for the entire partition when > you mount it. > > To set this > MandrakeControlCentre>Mount Points>Partitions > select the partition then > ToggletoExpert>Options > > Select umask=0 > That will force the permissions to 777 for all users. > > derek
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