Neil Greenwood wrote: > I have a similar issue with my ext3 formatted USB hard disk. > > When hotplugged, it's owned by root and I cannot create files or > directories as my normal user. What do I need to change so that all > users can create files/directories in the root when it's plugged in > and automounted?
Here's what I do: (Can't remember if I change the ownership with chown first. SIAS!) Mount the drive. Then chmod -R +w /media/<drivelabel> (And if you need to give it a label: To relabel do sudo e2label <device> <label> e.g. sudo e2label /dev/sdg1 MyUSB HTH mac -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
