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 !
