On Mon, 01 May 2006 22:36:54 +1200 Bernard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ok just changed the file it now looks like this below but still does not > work........My email has put some of the single lines on two lines but that > is not the way it looks in file. > > Bernard > > # Pluggable devices are handled by uDev, they are not in > fstab > /dev/hdb1 / ext3 defaults,noatime 1 1 > /dev/hdb2 swap swap sw,pri=1 0 0 > none /proc proc defaults 0 0 > none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devmode=0666 0 0 > none /dev/pts devpts mode=0622 0 0 > none /sys sysfs defaults 0 0 > /dev/hdb3 /home ext3 defaults,noatime 1 2 > /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 ntfs noauto,users,exec,ro,umask=0222 0 0 > # Dynamic entries below, identified by 'users' option > /dev/hda2 /mnt/hda2 vfat,ext3,ext2,reiserfs > noauto,users,exec 0 0 > /dev/hda3 /mnt/hda3 vfat,ext3,ext2,reiserfs > noauto,users,exec 0 0 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/327 - Release Date: 4/28/2006 > > Well, I don't use your distro, but I'd use a line like... /dev/hda2 /mnt/hda2 vfat default 0 0 Note users will allow Joe User to mount the partition, but this isn't really necessary if you remove the noauto, as it'll be done automagically for you. In this mode, you will be able to move and copy files to/from the partition, but not access them using other programs, like oo. This sounds like a really good idea to me. For ntfs partitions, I'd mount them read only... /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 ntfs default,ro 0 0 If you know that a partition is vfat or ntfs, why tell the computer to try and mount it in all these other formats? Steve.
