chmod +x option was not working for me. I am using redhat 5ent version, for external media entry is made automatically in /etc/mtab file..Could anybody tell me how this auto mount work.
Cheers sonal On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Shino Jacob <[email protected]> wrote: > > <Quote> > I can compile (executable file a.out by default) my c and fortran > programs in external media (USB and external hard disk). > <Quote> > check one of my entries in /etc/fstab > > /dev/sda1 /media/c ntfs > rw,auto,user,sync,exec,shortname=mixed 0 0 > I have put "exec" to allow me to execute program from this drive. > Hope this helps. > for usb you might want to remount using -o and specify "exec" > > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 6:18 PM, Ansal mon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Did you try "chmod +x <file-name>"? By default Linux system won't > > preserve execution bit while copying to external media. So setting it > > may help. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Miles to go before I Sleep > > > > -- **************************************** Sonal Kumar Jain RF, Space Physics Laboratory Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Trivandrum 695022 INDIA Ph: +91 471 2562906 (O) +91 9388472745 (M) alternative e-mail: [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
