Set permissions for my mounted ntfs

anon209 · 05-29-2006, 08:36 PM

Hows it goin,

I just compiled the new kernel and set it so i can read my ntfs drive, it works fine as root, but when I log on as a normal user, theres a lock on the folder and I try to set permissions with chmod but it wont let me(as root) Im not sure what im doing wrong, if you can help me, I would appreciate it.

-In need of help

mjmwired · 05-29-2006, 08:49 PM

How do you mount your NTFS partitions?
If you manually mount them, use -o umask=0222
Or you can add the umask option in /etc/fstab

Run 'man mount' for more help.