On Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 12:29:50AM +0530, K. Ghosh wrote:
>  
> Not for install. In a linux session, copying/editing files 
> residing in Windows/DOS partitions, and then saving them back
> requires su permission. This is not possible when logged in as
> a user, hence the frustration/switching. Linuxconf was a chance 
> observation I happened to stumble upon. 

This is a different issue altogether. This is a restriction of
the M$ filesystem and has nothing to do either with the distro
or the Window Manager. If you want users to mount a  M$ parti-
tion in any distro under tty or any WM, have a look at:
http://geocities.com/usmbish/hdi.html

>
> Like I said, I am only an end user, not much interested in the 
> intricacies of OSs.
> 

Unfortunately, in *nix, there are only two types of users:

a) Those who know that they are using *nix
b) Those who don't even need to now that they are using *nix

The latter only need to leave everything to the  sys-admin and
live happily thereafter. With a linux stand-alone box, unfort-
unately you need to do your own sysadmining. I am afraid, this 
attitude "I am only an end user" is going to  mean  more  than 
what you envisage ... or, get someone to admin your box !

Bish

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Enabling DMA for IDE hard disk improves performance.  WARNING!
enabling DMA can prove fatal for devices  which do not support 
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