On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > Peter Toft wrote: > > > > I have tried to read the README* files in the source > > without any luck. Could you guide me how to set this > > owner flag? > > > > I have tried to add to /etc/auto.misc a line > > usb -fstype=auto,owner :/dev/sda1 > > but this will still leave /misc/usb owned by root:root > > > > You probably need a newer version of mount. This is a mount(8) issue, > not autofs.
Well - this is Red Hat 7.3 beta #2. > > > I can do the > > usb -fstype=auto,uid=500,gid=500 :/dev/sda1 > > but this will only give user #500 the > > read/write-access. Assume that we like my wife, kid, > > and dog :) to have writeaccess - whoever mounts the > > device (typically a vfat formatted device). > > You can do: > > gid=401,umask=007 > For the autofs with RH7.3 the umask does not seem to change anything. root is the master-owner :)) $ rpm -q autofs autofs-3.1.7-28 mount-2.11n-12 > ... if you want; obviously gid 401 should be a group which includes all > the people you trust to have such access. That I understand -- Peter Toft, Ph.D. [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] http://www.sslug.dk/~pto "...... Those who want to get at the real guts of their machines have already begun turning to Linux." (IHT 29 oct 98)
