mount ext3 partition

smiley_lauf · 03-29-2006, 08:01 AM

this is what is currently in my fstab

Code:

/dev/hda8       /media/hda8     ext3    rw, users	0 0

but does not give me write permission. have i got it wrong?
thnaks in advance. forums search pulled many results, mainly with fat32 nounting, sorry if this is repeat post)

cs-cam · 03-29-2006, 08:14 AM

Firstly, you need to make sure the user you want has write access to the mountpoint (/media/hd8). Also I don't know if it's part of the problem but ditch the space in the options, I don't have any spaces in my fstab and it all works so I'd take that as a sign.

smiley_lauf · 03-29-2006, 08:17 AM

no, it seems i do not have write access to the /media/hda8 mountpoint. i ditched thespace, but no luck. any other suggestions?

cs-cam · 03-29-2006, 08:37 AM

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no, it seems i do not have write access to the /media/hda8 mountpoint.

Uhhhh, then give yourself access..? If you have access to modify fstab then I presume you have access to change the permissions on /media/hda8.

smiley_lauf · 03-29-2006, 08:45 AM

Sorry I have Ubuntu 5.10 (and the nautilus script that allows me to edit the file as root. How and what do I put in this file to gain access to the hda8 partition? I am not familiar with the commands. help will be appreciated.
smiley