Thanks for the input guys. I made it to work using the below /dev/hda5 /mnt/data vfat uid=502,gid=502,umask=000 0 0
uid/gid 502 is the user. Gideon N. Guillen said: > On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 12:58:06 +0800, Dong Calmada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> As far as I understand it, vfat partition is owned by root and no one >> but root. But you can set in your smb.conf who among the users may > > Not quite. VFAT partitions can be owned by: > > - The owner of the block device if your mount options or fstab option > includes "owner". This is usuall root becuase most of the stuff in > your /dev partition are owned by root. > - If the mount/fstab options includes "user" or if you specify > permissions on console.perms, then the user who mounts the device will > have the permission. > > And smb.conf does not apply to block devices, like mounting your vfat > partitions on your hard drive. > > -- > Gideon N. Guillen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Take back the web! Download Firefox Today! > http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=6670&t=58 > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
