[SOLVED] How to mount partitions as my user in fstab?

peter7089 · 12-16-2021, 08:43 AM

I have two encrypted partitions and i use these two lines in fstab to mount them on boot:

Code:

/dev/mapper/data1 /media/data1 ext4 defaults 0 2
/dev/mapper/data2 /media/data2 ext4 defaults 0 2

But they are mounted as root. How to mount them as my user and group?

shruggy · 12-16-2021, 08:53 AM

See Non-superuser mounts in the man page of mount.

pan64 · 12-16-2021, 08:53 AM

what's wrong with that? I guess you have permission problems, you only need to change them (just I don't know which one).

computersavvy · 12-16-2021, 10:11 AM

All that is needed for user access is to change the ownership of the mount point and possibly the data inside. Having root do the mount is perfectly normal.

For example, with the devices mounted, do

Code:

sudo chown username:usergroup /media/data1

If you want that to apply to everything on that device add the -r option to the chown command. Repeat for the second mount point and you should be done.

peter7089 · 12-16-2021, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by computersavvy

All that is needed for user access is to change the ownership of the mount point and possibly the data inside. Having root do the mount is perfectly normal.

For example, with the devices mounted, do

Code:

sudo chown username:usergroup /media/data1

If you want that to apply to everything on that device add the -r option to the chown command. Repeat for the second mount point and you should be done.

This worked. I thought after reboot the ownership will be reversed to root, but so far it is preserved.