Thanks for all the assistance . I'm able to write to the vfat partition now, using:
/dev/hdf4 /mnt/fat vfat user,rw,uid=[user],gid=[workgroup] 0 0 but will go back and add the showexec attribute. The mount man file, rh8, has a strange remark for the "showexec" attribute, as well as for sys_immutable, dot, nodots, dotsOK=[yes|no]: "Various misguided attempts to force unix or dos conventions onto a fat filesystem." On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 14:25, Ken Bloom wrote: > Last but not least, whenever you use vfat, you should use the > "showexec" option as well, so that execute bits are handled correctly > (unset for regular files, set for directories, subject to the umask. > Otherwise they'll all be set, even for regular files) > > On 2003.07.02 13:42, Mark K. Kim wrote: > > It also might be a umask thing, too. Try adding the umask option as > > well: > > > > /dev/hdf4 /fat vfat user,rw,uid=donald,gid=donald,umask=0007 0 0 > > > > Then remove the stuff you don't need, since it's probably not ideal to > > mount the partition with above UID, GID, and UMASK all the time. > > > > -Mark > > > > > > On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, Troy Arnold wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 01:23:58PM -0700, Donald Childs wrote: > > > > I'm trying to set up a vfat partition on rh8 so my users (me) have > > > > write as well as read permissions on my vfat partition. > > > > > > > > I've used several suggested fstab file variables and syntax > > changes > > > > suggested in ng posts, the rh 8.0 manual and the linux doc project > > HOWTO-, > > > > but haven't had any success. Could you guys give me a heads up on > > a good > > > > source? > > > > > > Check out the man page for mount. > > > > > > > Here's what I've currently applied: > > > > /dev/hdf4 /fat vfat user,rw,noauto 0 0 > > > > > > Not to take away your fishin' pole but: > > > > > > /dev/hdf4 /fat vfat user,rw,uid=donald,gid=donald 0 > > 0 > > > > > > > > > -troy > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > vox-tech mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > > > > > > > -- > > Mark K. Kim > > http://www.cbreak.org/ > > PGP key available upon request. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > vox-tech mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > > > > > > -- > I usually have a GPG digital signature included as an attachment. > If you don't know what it is, either ignore it or visit www.gnupg.org > My PGP key was last signed 6/10/2003 please download my key again if > it is more recent than your copy. If you use GPG, *please* talk to > me to sign it. The key is keyID E2B2CAD1 on pgp.mit.edu _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
