>> > And why use exfat if you use linux? It is just not needed at all. >> >> I agree. If you want to transport something between Linux systems, >> use ext2/3 and use "mount" options to handle the permission issues. > > You can't control ownership and permissions of existing files with mount > options on a Linux filesystem. See man mount.
So in order to use a USB stick between multiple Gentoo systems with ext2, I need to make sure my users have matching UIDs/GIDs? I think this is how I ended up on NTFS in the first place. Is there a filesystem that will make that unnecessary and exhibit better reliability than NTFS? - Grant
