Re: [newbie] fstab, windows folders and permissions
are they really spaces in the umask? and have you tried without? bascule On Monday 04 Aug 2003 1:59 pm, The Other wrote: 08/04/03 I have uid=501 and umask=0 2 2 for windows folders in fstab. though I get owner as 501 user, permissions are there as 777 instead of 755 as dictated by umask. How to go about getting permissions as 755 for windows folders. Try ..,user,umask=0,auto,... with umask=0 I think permissions will be 777. Am I correct? -- 'What ho, b'zugda-hiara.' (Footnote: A killing insult in Dwarfish. It means 'Lawn ornament'.) (Wyrd Sisters) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] fstab, windows folders and permissions
- Original Message - From: L.V.Gandhi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 10:11 Subject: Re: [newbie] fstab, windows folders and permissions On Friday 01 Aug 2003 7:23 am, Sharrea wrote: On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 02:02, L.V.Gandhi wrote: I have uid=501 and umask=0 2 2 for windows folders in fstab. though I get owner as 501 user, permissions are there as 777 instead of 755 as dictated by umask. How to go about getting permissions as 755 for windows folders. Try ..,user,umask=0,auto,... with umask=0 I think permissions will be 777. Am I correct? yes. i believe what you want is umask=022, instead of umask=0 2 2. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] fstab, windows folders and permissions
On Monday 04 Aug 2003 6:29 pm, The Other wrote: 08/04/03 I have uid=501 and umask=0 2 2 for windows folders in fstab. though I get owner as 501 user, permissions are there as 777 instead of 755 as dictated by umask. How to go about getting permissions as 755 for windows folders. Try ..,user,umask=0,auto,... with umask=0 I think permissions will be 777. Am I correct? You might want to look at: www.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/~mader/FSTAB-Tuning.html I went through the site. I can get using umask 0007 and gid or uid the desired results in windows folders not shared with using samba. But if I have a folder say /a/b and if b is shared and given all permissions, then a is not retaining the permissions given by umask of fstab -- L.V.Gandhi 203, Soundaryalahari Apartments, Lawsons Bay colony, Visakhapatnam, 530017 MECON, 5th Floor, RTC Complex, Visakhapatnam AP 530020 INDIA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] fstab, windows folders and permissions
08/04/03 I have uid=501 and umask=0 2 2 for windows folders in fstab. though I get owner as 501 user, permissions are there as 777 instead of 755 as dictated by umask. How to go about getting permissions as 755 for windows folders. Try ..,user,umask=0,auto,... with umask=0 I think permissions will be 777. Am I correct? You might want to look at: www.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/~mader/FSTAB-Tuning.html May help. The Other Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] fstab, windows folders and permissions
On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 14:11, L.V.Gandhi wrote: On Friday 01 Aug 2003 7:23 am, Sharrea wrote: On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 02:02, L.V.Gandhi wrote: I have uid=501 and umask=0 2 2 for windows folders in fstab. though I get owner as 501 user, permissions are there as 777 instead of 755 as dictated by umask. How to go about getting permissions as 755 for windows folders. Try ..,user,umask=0,auto,... with umask=0 I think permissions will be 777. Am I correct? Oops, sorry 'bout that. You are correct, that would indeed make permissions 777. In which case I can't help with achieving 755 but hopefully someone else knows... Anyone? Sharrea -- Help Microsoft stamp out piracy - give Linux to a friend today Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com