Steve, > Umask = 0222 = disable write access(1). Replace *all* the options with > the word defaults. The umask=0222 is correct for ntfs, where writing is > still lethal. Haven't we been round this loop before, in great detail?
I could be wrong (it wouldn't be the first time), but I thought umask set the permissions for any new files created. Once the new file has been written, you can still change those permissions with chmod (which Rob has tried). I don't think Linux permissions work on a FAT partition anyway, so this is all irrelevant. Rob, unmount the partition and check the permissions of the /media/FAT directory: # umount /media/FAT # ls -ld /media/FAT If the directory doesn't have write permissions, the you might not be able to write to it when it is mounted. NOTE. I haven't tried this. I am just guessing. If it was me, I would change the last line of /etc/fstab to look like this: /dev/hda5 /media/FAT vfat rw,user,noauto 0 0 user = any user can mount the partition noauto = don't mount on startup When you double click on it in Gnome, it will mount and you will be able to read and write to it. -- Later David Kirk ** Beware the dreaded GMail reply-to header if replying to this message **
