Re: Re[2]: [newbie] Mount permissions
Hi Roman, Thanks again, but no, tried setting unique mount points and that didn't work neither does mount -t vfat -o user,noexec,nodev,nosuid,rw,noauto /dev/hdd /mnt/LS - still says only root can do that, guess I'll just have to live with it. Poogle On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Roman Korcek wrote: Hey Poogle, I have got an internal LS120 (in place of my floppy) it works fine under kde when I access ext2 "formatted" floppies, but if I try to mount vfat or msdos I get a kfm error message that says "only root can do this" I can access vfat or msdos as root or su as a user and mount -t . from a command line , I can then click on the kdelnk to view the contents. Has anybody any ideas why only root can mount as vfat or msdos, if so what do I need to change to allow user access. TIA I think it shouldn't be pointing to the same mounting point (in your case /mnt/ls). Try changing them to e.g. /mnt/LSext and /mnt/LSfat or whatever you prefer. Not sure if it will work. If not, try selecting supermount as filesystem. Though again not sure if it works. Does it work if you umount the ext2 partition and then mount -t vfat -o user,noexec,nodev,nosuid,rw,noauto /dev/hdd /mnt/LS ? Roman
Re: [newbie] Mount permissions
I too have a problem like this, I can only mount my zip drive as root. I have changed every permission I can think of, with no luck 8( I posted the original question about mount permissions, I can access my LS120 as user to mount ext2 floppies but if I try as user to mount as vfat or msdos I get a kfm error message that says only root can do that. I have tried putting your fstab entry into my fstab file but I still get the same result, i.e root can mount LS120 floppies in vfat or msdos as well as ext 2 but user can still only mount ext2 On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Alan Shoemaker wrote: Craig wrote: Hey how did you get Mandrake to see your LS-120? I still can't get mine to work. [snip] Craigthe 7.1 installation did it all automatically, here's the fstab entry it wrote: /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/hda 0 0 The only variable here is which controller channel (hdX) yours is on, a, b c, or d. Mine is on the primary/master hence hda. Alan -- __ UIN: 2189397 IM: xKxDxMx E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.cashwars.com $$PROTECT YOUR CASH$$ join KDM Power Creed http://powercreed.ods.com
Re: [newbie] Mount permissions
I posted the original question about mount permissions, I can access my LS120 as user to mount ext2 floppies but if I try as user to mount as vfat or msdos I get a kfm error message that says only root can do that. I have tried putting your fstab entry into my fstab file but I still get the same result, i.e root can mount LS120 floppies in vfat or msdos as well as ext 2 but user can still only mount ext2 On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Alan Shoemaker wrote: Craig wrote: Hey how did you get Mandrake to see your LS-120? I still can't get mine to work. [snip] Craigthe 7.1 installation did it all automatically, here's the fstab entry it wrote: /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/hda 0 0 The only variable here is which controller channel (hdX) yours is on, a, b c, or d. Mine is on the primary/master hence hda. Alan
Re: [newbie] Mount permissions
pooglefor me, I'm content to open an xterm, 'su -' to root and then mount. User can then use the mounted device. To the best of my knowledge, supermount only works for dos/windows formatted floppies. Use traditional mounting to access ext2 floppies. Personally, I find it most convenient to simply use dos floppies for any floppy task. Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted the original question about mount permissions, I can access my LS120 as user to mount ext2 floppies but if I try as user to mount as vfat or msdos I get a kfm error message that says only root can do that. I have tried putting your fstab entry into my fstab file but I still get the same result, i.e root can mount LS120 floppies in vfat or msdos as well as ext 2 but user can still only mount ext2 On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Alan Shoemaker wrote: Craig wrote: Hey how did you get Mandrake to see your LS-120? I still can't get mine to work. [snip] Craigthe 7.1 installation did it all automatically, here's the fstab entry it wrote: /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/hda 0 0 The only variable here is which controller channel (hdX) yours is on, a, b c, or d. Mine is on the primary/master hence hda. Alan
Re: [newbie] Mount permissions
Alan, Hi, that is what I do. I just find it frustrating that I can't resolve the permissions issue but given time I'll get over it. Poogle On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Alan Shoemaker wrote: pooglefor me, I'm content to open an xterm, 'su -' to root and then mount. User can then use the mounted device. Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted the original question about mount permissions, I can access my LS120 as user to mount ext2 floppies but if I try as user to mount as vfat or msdos I get a kfm error message that says only root can do that.
Re: [newbie] Mount permissions
Hey Alan! Thanks for your help, I'll give it a try. Craig - Original Message - From: "Alan Shoemaker" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: "Craig" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Mount permissions Craig wrote: Hey how did you get Mandrake to see your LS-120? I still can't get mine to work. [snip] Craigthe 7.1 installation did it all automatically, here's the fstab entry it wrote: /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/hda 0 0 The only variable here is which controller channel (hdX) yours is on, a, b c, or d. Mine is on the primary/master hence hda. Alan
Re: [newbie] Mount permissions
Craig wrote: Hey how did you get Mandrake to see your LS-120? I still can't get mine to work. [snip] Craigthe 7.1 installation did it all automatically, here's the fstab entry it wrote: /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/hda 0 0 The only variable here is which controller channel (hdX) yours is on, a, b c, or d. Mine is on the primary/master hence hda. Alan
Re: [newbie] Mount permissions
Thanks for the idea but I've tried it and it doesn't work, the lines in /etc/fstab are as follows, ext2 works but vfat doesn't (neither does msdos if I substitute it for vfat) snip /dev/hdd/mnt/LS ext2 user,noexec,nodev,nosuid,rw,noauto 0 0 /dev/hdd/mnt/LS vfat user,noexec,nodev,nosuid,rw,noauto 0 0 any further suggestions would be gratefully received poogle On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, Roman Korcek wrote: Hey poogle, I have got an internal LS120 (in place of my floppy) it works fine under kde when I access ext2 "formatted" floppies, but if I try to mount vfat or msdos I get a kfm error message that says "only root can do this" I can access vfat or msdos as root or su as a user and mount -t . from a command line , I can then click on the kdelnk to view the contents. Has anybody any ideas why only root can mount as vfat or msdos, if so what do I need to change to allow user access. TIA Try editing your /etc/fstab file and adding the word "user" (without quotes) to the line where it mentions your LS-120 drive. You should add it to the last column where the options are set, like exec,rw etc. I hope this helps anyhow, tell me if it did (please). Roman
Re: [newbie] Mount permissions
Hey how did you get Mandrake to see your LS-120? I still can't get mine to work. Craig - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 2:19 PM Subject: [newbie] Mount permissions I have got an internal LS120 (in place of my floppy) it works fine under kde when I access ext2 "formatted" floppies, but if I try to mount vfat or msdos I get a kfm error message that says "only root can do this" I can access vfat or msdos as root or su as a user and mount -t . from a command line , I can then click on the kdelnk to view the contents. Has anybody any ideas why only root can mount as vfat or msdos, if so what do I need to change to allow user access. TIA
Re: [newbie] Mount permissions
try entering a terminal su to root type: linuxconf [enter] click Filesystems click Access Local Drive Click on each device that you wish to change permissions for: /dev/fd0, /dev/cdrom, etc... click Options make sure that "user mountable" has a check next to it.. You should also leave (or put) a check next to each of the options that begin with the words "not" or "No" (security reasons). Did this help? --Greg I have got an internal LS120 (in place of my floppy) it works fine under kde when I access ext2 "formatted" floppies, but if I try to mount vfat or msdos I get a kfm error message that says "only root can do this" I can access vfat or msdos as root or su as a user and mount -t . from a command line , I can then click on the kdelnk to view the contents. Has anybody any ideas why only root can mount as vfat or msdos, if so what do I need to change to allow user access. TIA * Want free email? Sign up at http://www.freeze.com !
[newbie] Mount permissions
I have got an internal LS120 (in place of my floppy) it works fine under kde when I access ext2 "formatted" floppies, but if I try to mount vfat or msdos I get a kfm error message that says "only root can do this" I can access vfat or msdos as root or su as a user and mount -t . from a command line , I can then click on the kdelnk to view the contents. Has anybody any ideas why only root can mount as vfat or msdos, if so what do I need to change to allow user access. TIA
