Of course! :)
Steve Flynn
IBM MVS Operations Analyst
Chuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 18/02/2000 03:01:38
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Subject: Re: [newbie] Permissions to /mnt
You will of course let the list know how you solve this (thinking
optimistically I am). Actually I'm shocked that more users don't seem
to have the need to write to vfat partitions!
Good luck Steve.
On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> I've been using LinuxConfto set my fstab file up. It all mounts, without
> problems. Even got the CD-burner to mount after working out it was sr0.
>
> Trouble is, only root has write permissions to everything. 'steve' only
has
> read permissions to the vfat mounted partitons. I think I can get around
> this buy mounting them with uid=500 and gid=500 in the mount options in
> fstab. Hwever, suppose this was a "real" system, with say 10 other
> group-id's. Only people in group 500 (my group) would then have write
> access - yes? What about the guys in group 501 or 765?
>
> There must be another way to permit all users, irrespective of group or
> user id to write to these partitons, but I'll be buggered if I can find
it!
> Of course, I'm back at work now, so I can't just have a look! :(
>
