Hi Richard, What OS are you running?
Looks like a 'simple' matter of changing the /etc/fstab options. Kind regards, Bernard On 3 February 2010 10:02, Richard Austin <[email protected]> wrote: > On a similar theme. > > I use a USB stick or a USB drive for large data files ( music etc.) > > The problem I have is that it is only available to one logged in user and > not others on the same machine. > > Is there any way to make the USB devices available to all. Bear in mind > that sometimes there are not plugged in, so a permanent mount option is not > the way to go. > > > > On 03/02/10 09:21, Simon Vass wrote: > >> Fantastic! Way to go Bernard. >> >> Simon Vass >> Technical Manager >> E-Tech Uganda Ltd >> http://www.etech.ug >> Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 >> Email: [email protected] >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bernard Wanyama"<[email protected]> >> To: "Linux Users Group Uganda"<[email protected]> >> Cc: [email protected] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 1:13:02 AM GMT +03:00 Iraq >> Subject: Re: [LUG] USB Stick >> >> Hi all, >> >> We finally fixed it today. >> >> Jacques had accidentally knocked out the partition table of his hard >> disk (/dev/sdb) and not that of the USB stick (/dev/sdd)! >> >> Luckily, he had a live-USB Ubuntu - Karmic Koala - Netbook remix. >> >> We booted off the USB. downloaded testdisk debian package and >> installed it - right on the live USB. We then used testdisk to search >> the hard disk (/dev/sdb) for previous partitions and we did find his >> last valid partition. Restore, save, reboot! >> >> We got right back in and when the laptop booted into his old desktop >> environment, I discovered that Jacques could actually say thank you in >> Luganda!! >> >> We also decided to fix the 'offending' USB stick by wiping its >> partition table using gparted in Ubuntu and creating a VFAT partition >> on it. After that, the full 2GB capacity was available - at least we >> could copy and play back some Beatles and Tempations audio files. >> >> A wonderful evening of data recovery - courtesy of Testdisk and Ubuntu >> Karmic Koala. >> >> Cheers! >> Bernard >> >> On 01/02/2010, Peter C. Ndikuwera<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > >
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