On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 at 7:11pm, Madhvi Gokool wrote > ERROR: backup.terrasky.mu: [could not access /dev/hda5 (/usr): Permission > denied] > ERROR: backup.terrasky.mu: [could not access /dev/hda5 (/dev/hda5): > Permission denied] > I have verified the permissions on the /usr as follows: - > 2 drwxr-xr-x 16 root root 4096 Jan 24 16:09 usr > Logged in as user amanda, I have been able to view a file in one of the /usr > sub-directories. > >From my point of view, everyone has read and execute access on the /usr > directory.
What you're interested in are the permissions on the device, not the mount point. What does 'ls -l /dev/hda5' say, and what group is the amanda user in? -- Joshua Baker-LePain Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke University