I will try that Mike. The second "user" or the first or both? Hmm, about the virus, that is probably true. But in all honesty i use linux more than windows anyway, as long as it didn't get to my mbr i would be ok, which it probably couldn't do cuz it would have to execute windows api's right? Anyhow I will change both to users. In trolling around "man vfat" and "man mount" i didn't see any option for users. I got the current settings from a webpage on linuxvooodoo.com:
"if you want to make sure that all users can use the drive freely, then this column should read: user, auto, dev, exec, user, rw. http://www.linuxvoodoo.com/newbies/mounting/mounting2.php"; Very good explanation other than that it doesn't work... I know my e-mail was unclear. In trying to make sure i got my point across i tried to be more wordy than usual, in doing so i kinda of got... lost. Thanks Mike, I'll wait to change it to users just because I didn't see it in the man files. If no one else chimes in, I guess I'll just try it and see how it works? Is no one else writing files to their windows drive as a user? -Brandon On Sat, 2002-01-26 at 04:37, Michael Scottaline wrote: > On 25 Jan 2002 17:52:00 -0800 > Brandon Dorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > > > Hello, > > > > Below is a copy of my /etc/fstab. I can't seem to be able to tweak it > > so that upon booting, my normal user account can write to say, the > > windows drive (mounted as /dev/hde1, /c of course) I'd like the same > > user writing priviledges while staying automounted for the other drives > > that at the current have the same settings as the c drive right now. > > I'm running RH 7.2 with kernel 2.4.17 and the latest ximian gnome and > > rh7.2 updates. > ======================================= > Just a guess here: > Try changing "user" to "users" > > While "user" allows anyone to mount or umount a drive, ONLY the one who > mounts owns the device and can umount it. Since /dev/hde1 is being > mounted on boot, it is owned by root. "users" allows anyone to umount a > device whether they were the ones to mount it or not, I believe. Perhaps > that would allow any user to write to the drive also? > > Worth a try??? > > Mike > > PS: There are some security concerns with this method I would think. > Perhaps winblows virii ignored by Linux would be able to make their way to > your Win partition, now with write privileges ;-( > > -- > "Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, > fighting, killing, and dreadful idolatry took place there." > Baltasar Rusow, Estonia, mid 16th Century > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
