Sadly all I have access to is the most simple of commands, I couldn't
find pico or similar, is there a command line equivalent od edit (dos)
that I can use.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Lawrence [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 1:59 PM
> To: 'Hill, Andrew'
> Subject: RE: HELP fstab
>
> you can edit fstab with pico (not flash but simple editor). The line
> for you windows drive should read something like
>
> /dev/hda5������ /mnt/windows��� vfat��� defaults,gid=<your
> group>,umask=002���� 0 0
>
> or something similar
>
> Daniel
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Hill, Andrew [
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]
> > Sent: 09 February 2000 13:46
> > To: 'Daniel Lawrence'
> > Subject: RE: HELP fstab
> >
> >
> > That could be difficult, I am at the hospital using Win NT, at home
> I
> > can only boot the windows section of my pc. When I try to
> > boot the linux
> > section I can not activate the x window system and I am too much of
> a
> > tyro to go any further, I can however use some of the commands in
> the
> > bash. Can I edit the fstab with that?
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:������ Daniel Lawrence [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent:������ Wednesday, February 09, 2000 12:22 PM
> > > To: 'Hill, Andrew'
> > > Subject:��� RE: HELP fstab
> > >
> > > send me a copy of the fstab and I'll have a look
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Hill, Andrew [
> > > < <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>]
> > > > Sent: 09 February 2000 12:10
> > > > To: 'Newbie Linux'; 'Mailbase Linux Uk Help'
> > > > Subject: HELP fstab
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I need a little help!
> > > > I wanted to gain access to my windows drives, hda1 and
> > hda5/6, as a
> > > > normal user. I asked for advice and received some which
> > > > suggested adding
> > > > a new user group and allowing this group access to the hda1/5/6.
> I
> > > did
> > > > this using linuxconf, this resulted in adding the new group and
> > > adding
> > > > the permissions to access the drives. That worked,
> > however, when I
> > > > rebooted I am told that the fstab file is invalid or
> > > > non-functional. But
> > > > it worked after the first change. I am new to Linux,
> > > > therefore as an old
> > > > windows user I backed up the fstab file to fstab2, in the same
> > > > directory, /etc. Can I re-invoke this fstab2 file, edit the
> > > > fstab new or
> > > > what ? Suggestions.
> > > >
> > > > Dr Andrew J Hill
> > > > Department of Anaesthesia
> > > > Royal Sussex County Hospital
> > > > Brighton
> > > > BN2 5BE
> > > > 01273 609060
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
