Neil Greenwood wrote: <snip> > I haven't used rsync much, but I would guess from the error message > (and where I've seen it before) that the USB drive is formatted using > FAT
Neil >>> Yes, it's FAT32, 'cos I need to write to it with both OSs > I'm fairly sure that your conclusion is correct - you could check > quickly by looking at the file properties (size and date/time) for one > of the files mentioned You're right: most of the source files have group = root(rw-); the failed ones have group = diana(r--). I originally copied the mass of the files from a NAS to /home/diana/music; looks like now, when I add new files there, they have diana as owner and group. > To prevent it, check the group for the files that gave errors and one > of the files that didn't. Change the problem files to be in the group > that isn't causing problems. I'll have a go at fixing this, as you suggest. I guess this means that I'll have to chgrp all the files I add to the music directory to root. > Hope I haven't included too much info. If I've glossed over anything > and you'd like more details, also post a reply. No, you've been very reassuring and a real help. Now I'll just go and spend an hour or two with 'Linux in a nutshell' to make sure I know what I'm doing when I chgrp the files! Many thanks, and best wishes -- Diana -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
