On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:20:47 -0700, in message caarut0gzxdj5xqdnlkjax8e+vxpbbztrbvxxrvpwxpd4vnl...@mail.gmail.com, Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> I needed to use the floppy disk on my ubuntu 14.04 system (why is a > separate story). I found that the default setup had the floppy owned > by root. Even when I made myself a member of the group floppy, I did > not have write access. It appeared as if the drive was not a member > of the group floppy. > > On searching for a solution I came across a change to /etc/fstab which > solved the problem. My question is, I would like to understand what > these changes do and what the entries mean, and make sure that the > changes do not have any flaws. Could the dropping of the utf8 option > produce a problem? > > Original entry (as provided by the installation): > /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0 > > New entry: > /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto rw,user,noauto,exec,gid=floppy,umask=007 0 0 You ensured that the floppy was a member of group floppy. Since you're a member of that group, you now have access. The utf8 option does different things, depending on the type of filesystem. You'll have to read the mount(8) man page to determine what's happening in your particular case. If you're formatting your floppy as vfat, then I'd keep the utf8 option. BTW, you might want to specify "uid=<your_user_ID>". That should make sure that you own the device, not root. Hope this helps. --Dale -- "It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion." -- The Programmer's Mantra
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