RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition

2001-01-05 Thread Laura Stran
... btw, umask permissions work by subtracting from mode 777 (rwxrwxrwx) so umask=22 sets the permissions as mode 755 (rwxr-xr-x) From: Mike MacCana [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT

RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition

2001-01-05 Thread Laura Stran
... btw, umask permissions work by subtracting from mode 777 (rwxrwxrwx) so umask=22 sets the permissions as mode 755 (rwxr-xr-x) From: Mike MacCana [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT

RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition

2001-01-05 Thread Laura Stran
... btw, umask permissions work by subtracting from mode 777 (rwxrwxrwx) so umask=22 sets the permissions as mode 755 (rwxr-xr-x) From: Mike MacCana [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT

RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition(correction)

2001-01-05 Thread Laura Stran
snip umask=22 is a bit safer (IMO) and only lets root (the owner and group) ((i ment owner)) read, write, and execute but leaves (group ) others with only read and

RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition

2001-01-04 Thread Zelck, Guy
"Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASD(HA)/TMA" wrote: I have a vfat partition (win98) mounted but cannot seem to get permissions to write to it. Would someone please give me a hint how to do this? The user that did the mount is the only one with write access. Not true, you can specify

RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition

2001-01-04 Thread Sevatio Octavio
To enable Write to FAT partitions: addd to /etc/fstab an entry for your FAT line that is "umask=0". This will then allow non-root users to write to FAT. Seve Original Message On 1/4/01, 12:53:22 AM, "Zelck, Guy" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding RE: [expert] Re

RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition

2001-01-04 Thread Klar Brian D Contr MSG SICN
Use the umask=0 option in /etc/fstab -Original Message- From: Zelck, Guy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 3:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition "Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASD(HA)/TMA" wrote:

RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition

2001-01-04 Thread Mike MacCana
You need to specify a default permission [called a umask] for it when you mount it... From my filesystem table... /dev/hda2 /mnt/windows vfat user,exec,umask=0 0 0 Mike -- Mike MacCanaSupport Consultant C Y B E R S O U R C E

RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition

2001-01-03 Thread Klar Brian D Contr MSG SICN
Not so if you set umask to 0 -Original Message- From: Ron Stodden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 3:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition "Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASD(HA)/TMA" wrote: I h

RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition

2001-01-03 Thread Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASD(HA)/TMA
]' Subject: RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition Not so if you set umask to 0 -Original Message- From: Ron Stodden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 3:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition

Re: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition

2001-01-03 Thread duane voth
"Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASD(HA)/TMA" wrote: I have a vfat partition (win98) mounted but cannot seem to get permissions to write to it. Would someone please give me a hint how to do this? From: Ron Stodden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] The user that did the mount is the only one with write

Re: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition

2001-01-03 Thread Anton Graham
Submitted 03-Jan-01 by duane voth: Woah, hold on, do you mean to say that umask now also controls the permissions of mounted filesystems?! (and I *presume* that umask must be set *prior* to running mount) On filesystems like vfat which do not have support for permissions. And the umask is

[expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition

2001-01-02 Thread Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASD(HA)/TMA
I have a vfat partition (win98) mounted but cannot seem to get permissions to write to it. Would someone please give me a hint how to do this? Jon H.

RE: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition

2001-01-02 Thread Klar Brian D Contr MSG SICN
umask=0 -Original Message- From: Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASD(HA)/TMA [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 11:27 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition I have a vfat partition (win98) mounted but cannot seem to get

Re: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition

2001-01-02 Thread Ron Stodden
"Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASD(HA)/TMA" wrote: I have a vfat partition (win98) mounted but cannot seem to get permissions to write to it. Would someone please give me a hint how to do this? The user that did the mount is the only one with write access. -- Regards, Ron. [AU]

Re: [expert] Read/Write permissions on a VFAT partition

2001-01-02 Thread duane voth
Klar Brian D Contr MSG SICN wrote: umask=0 No umask is for setting the default permissions for files you *create*, it doesn't change the access you have to existing files. More then likely Jon, you will need to be root to write to the filesystem, or if there is a way to mount the vfat from a