On 11/7/2016 3:55 PM, Nat Taylor wrote: > How about using a file system windows can't read?
That much was assumed. The catch is my requirement for a Linux system to mount a Linux filesystem on particular physical partition without requiring root privileges. Keith's post nudged me to recognize some of my unrecognized assumptions. After voting, I'll restate my question. > > On Nov 7, 2016 4:23 AM, "Richard Owlett" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> My primary use case is a laptop: >> 1. purchased explicitly for use as a test bed. >> 2. whose HD has been erased multiple times in ONE day. >> 3. is isolated from ANY network. >> 4. has multiple installs of Debian, primarily classed as: >> a. a full GUI install - what one would get choosing all >> installer defaults. >> b. a GUI install limited to the tools I use routinely. >> c. an install oriented to whatever my current experiment needs. >> 5. has 2 classes of "DATA Partitions": >> a. those which UID 1000 may mount without entering any >> password. >> b. those which *ANY* user may mount only by using root >> password. >> The second use case is an existing machine with WinXP which is >> why I do not wish these "DATA Partitions" to be Windows readable. >> >> When origially asking this question in another forum I assumed >> (apparently incorrectly) that partitions handled user/group/world >> permissions in a manner similar to file systems. >> >> I gather that I can approximately solve the problem with >> appropriate entries in /etc/fstab (pointer to good tutorial >> please). That approach has short comings: >> 1. requires custom editing of /etc/fstab for each install. >> 2. requires custom editing of /etc/fstab for each install >> whenever a partition is added. >> I've also been pointed to pmount which has similar problems. >> >> Clearer than mud? ;/ >> TIA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PLUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
