mgh;203134 Wrote: > this is the reply I got from the command line: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media/SimpleDrive -t ntfs -o > rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,umask=022,iocharset=utf8 > Password: > mount: /dev/sda1 already mounted or /media/SimpleDrive busy > mount: according to mtab, /dev/sda1 is already mounted on > /media/SimpleDrive > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > So this tells me the external drive is mounted? > > Thanks
the external drive was already mounted (but not with the correct umask) you have first to unmount it : umount /media/SimpleDrive and then remount it with your mount command with correct umask as you did -- stroom ========================================== Squeezebox 3 // Synology DS101j Last.FM // AlienBBC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ stroom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9612 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35254 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
