Re: Everything on FAT is executable
Hi Lowell, Thanks for your answer. It took me a while to respond because the message ended op on the Windows hemisphere of my pc. I also wanted to figure out what 'octal code' should be added to the -m parameter. I still don't understand the principle but '-m 333' should allow rw for all and mask x. I added this to my fstab, but the result is that the drives are no longer mounted. I'll have to look into that. thanks again, -Jay On 17 Nov 2005 09:21:23 -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: mount_msdosfs(8) has a -m option (and -M, so you can still have the directories executable) to change the observed permissions. It's an all-or-nothing solution, but that's probably what you want anyway. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Everything on FAT is executable
Newbie question: I have mounted my Windows FAT32 partitions. Read Write works fine, but every single file on the mounted drives is 'seen' as executable. And that doesn't change when a file is copied to the UFS partition. This, I think, is asking for trouble. (How) can I change this? Thanks in advance, -Jay ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Everything on FAT is executable
Blue Raccoon [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have mounted my Windows FAT32 partitions. Read Write works fine, but every single file on the mounted drives is 'seen' as executable. And that doesn't change when a file is copied to the UFS partition. This, I think, is asking for trouble. (How) can I change this? Note that this happens because FAT doesn't have any concept of an executable setting. In most cases, this isn't really a problem, just an annoyance. Users can always change the permissions of files they own anyway. And if they copy something from the FAT partition to the UFS partition, they own the copy. mount_msdosfs(8) has a -m option (and -M, so you can still have the directories executable) to change the observed permissions. It's an all-or-nothing solution, but that's probably what you want anyway. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
