Thanks for all of the help. Here's how I eventually got it to work. /dev/disk/by-label/WIN_LINUX /mnt/Win_Linux_Shared_Folder/ vfat rw,auto,user,uid=michael,gid=michael,umask=000 0 0
I want full control of the share so I set the umask to 000. The device to mount point at the beginning of the fstab entry is in accordance to the fstab format. It works great for me. I have a reliable, automatic windows mount that I can read and write to. Thanks again. Mike On Wednesday 18 October 2006 05:16, SnapafunFrank wrote: > /dev/hda4 /mnt/winshare vfat > umask=0022,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,user,rw,sync 0 0 > > The above is my entry for such a partition ~ the directory name being > "winshare" > > You appear to be attempting to name your partition before you even start : > > ie. /dev/disk/by-label/WIN_LINUX is something new to me and too much I > think. > > Also, to be able to write to this partition I would recommend the above > form as a guide. > > Some systems need to be rebooted before this will take effect though not > so common these days. > > Try it and let us know how you got on. > > Mike wrote: > > I'm trying to automatically mount a shared Fat32 partition. I've edited > > the /etc/fstab and the filesystem mounts automatically. However, I can't > > write to it. > > > > contents of my /etc/fstab: > > > > /dev/disk/by-label/WIN_LINUX /mnt/Win_Linux_Shared_Folder/ vfat > > rw,auto,user,exec 0 0 > > > > I created the mount point directory as a user (see dir dump): > > > > drwxr-xr-x 5 michael michael 8192 Dec 31 1969 > > Win_Linux_Shared_Folder/ > > > > But when I reboot and this filesystem is mounted the owner and group are > > switch back to root. > > > > How can I set this up so a user has write access? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > On Monday 16 October 2006 03:24, SnapafunFrank wrote: > >> Your first question: You cannot assign a mounted partition to normal > >> user ~ simply make another directory under the mounted directory and use > >> that until you understand permissions : > >> su > >> password: > >> mkdir /mnt/"your_mounted_name"/"another_name" > >> chown "your_user_name":"your_user_name" > >> /mnt/"your_mounted_name"/"another_name" > >> > >> To be able to have your system mount this at bootup time you must > >> configure /etc/fstab > >> Simple open it as su with your favourite editor and match the entry for > >> this partition the same as a similar one that you can already access. > >> > >> su > >> password: > >> vim /etc/fstab > >> <Press the letter "i" to enable editing and when finished press the > >> 'Escape" key followed by typing " :wq" which will _w_rite the file and > >> then _q_uit the vi editor.> > >> > >> As always, type stuff within the quotes ~ not the quotes themselves. > >> > >> Hope this is of help. > >> > >> Mike wrote: > >>> I have successfully mounted a windows shared folder on my dual boot > >>> WindowsXP and Mandriva 2007 system. Here's what I did: > >>> > >>> - cd /mnt > >>> su > >>> mkdir <whatever you want to call the mount point> > >>> > >>> - mount /dev/<device> /mnt/<the name you called the mount point> > >>> > >>> Now the questions. > >>> > >>> As a user, I can't write to the share, just read. I've tried logging > >>> in as root and changing the permissions. Here's the share's > >>> permissions: > >>> > >>> drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 8192 Dec 31 1969 Win_Linux_Shared_Folder/ > >>> > >>> How can I set this so any user has full control? > >>> > >>> Secondly, will this mount be present automatically on reboot? If not, > >>> how do I accomplish this? > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> ____________________________________________________ > >>> Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? > >>> Go to http://store.mandriva.com > >>> Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com > >>> ____________________________________________________ > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? > > Go to http://store.mandriva.com > > Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com > > ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
