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how did you try to access it at all? Would be nice to explain what did you try exactly.
1. It doesn't appear in Files.
2. It is already mounted, look at Disks, first screenshot.
3. I click on "/mnt/dataDrive" and I get a permission error, second screenshot.
Added screenshot of Mount Options, third attachment.
/mnt is not owned by you, but by root. You need to mount the drive on a point that you own, such as in your home directory. Maybe /home/ultra99/dataDrive, or whatever name you like. Or you can use chown to make you the owner of /mnt/dataDrive. Either will work, chown is probably quicker and easier.
Based on what type of data is present on that drive, ownership or access should be determined whether a 750, 755, 750 with ACL or full fledged chmod (as @rnturn pointed out) is needed.
(Don't mean to poke, I have seen your answers elsewhere and have personally benefitted from your inputs a lot, so I point this out with respect)
Based on what type of data is present on that drive, ownership or access should be determined whether a 750, 755, 750 with ACL or full fledged chmod (as @rnturn pointed out) is needed.
(Don't mean to poke, I have seen your answers elsewhere and have personally benefitted from your inputs a lot, so I point this out with respect)
Obviously 777 was only a test and was not a complete solution. Only the next step. We need to go further as it was already made.
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