mounting any device in fstab = Permission denied when trying to cd without root.

Romanus81 · 06-03-2008, 07:27 PM

I keep having problems mounting partitions in my fstab.
I have all my docs in /dev/sda5, and
/dev/sda5 /home/owner/files ext3 defaults,umask=000 0 0 gives me an error

Code:

mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda5,
       missing codepage or helper program, or other error
       In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
       dmesg | tail  or so

dmesg | tail gives me

Code:

EXT3-fs: Unrecognized mount option "umask=000" or missing value

I have also tried
"defaults,owner,users" (owner is my username, and is used with all the auto-generated options.)
umask=000,defaults
defaults,umask=000
umask=000,auto,users,owner,rw
defaults,owner
Someone online posted umask=0000, it gave the above error. Any use of umask=000 gives the above error.
Any idea what I need to do to access my documents and pictures without the need to su?

symatic · 06-03-2008, 08:09 PM

this should mount your drive at boot:

Code:

/dev/sda5 /home/owner/files ext3 defaults 1 2

Now it really depends on your preference on how you wish to boot it. This will allow you to access your files, but there are better ways. This also assumes you are user 1000, you may be something else.

Code:

/dev/sda5 /home/owner/files ext3 defaults,UID=1000,GID=100 1 2

I suggest you 'man fstab'. This will give you some more insight into permissions and mounting.

Romanus81 · 06-03-2008, 08:46 PM

Code:

EXT3-fs: Unrecognized mount option "UID=1000" or missing value

Is there something wrong with a package or something?
This is an exact copy of my fstab

Code:

/dev/sda6        swap             swap        defaults         0   0
/dev/sda3        /                ext3        defaults         1   1
/dev/sda1        /mnt/windows     ntfs-3g     noauto,owner     1   0
/dev/sda5 /home/owner/files ext3 defaults,UID=1000,GID=100 1 2


#/dev/cdrom      /mnt/cdrom       auto        noauto,owner,ro  0   0
#/dev/fd0         /mnt/floppy      auto        noauto,owner     0   0
devpts           /dev/pts         devpts      gid=5,mode=620   0   0
proc             /proc            proc        defaults         0   0
tmpfs            /dev/shm         tmpfs       defaults        	 0   0

shadowsnipes · 06-03-2008, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Romanus81

Code:

EXT3-fs: Unrecognized mount option "UID=1000" or missing value

Is there something wrong with a package or something?
This is an exact copy of my fstab

Code:

/dev/sda6        swap             swap        defaults         0   0
/dev/sda3        /                ext3        defaults         1   1
/dev/sda1        /mnt/windows     ntfs-3g     noauto,owner     1   0
/dev/sda5 /home/owner/files ext3 defaults,UID=1000,GID=100 1 2


#/dev/cdrom      /mnt/cdrom       auto        noauto,owner,ro  0   0
#/dev/fd0         /mnt/floppy      auto        noauto,owner     0   0
devpts           /dev/pts         devpts      gid=5,mode=620   0   0
proc             /proc            proc        defaults         0   0
tmpfs            /dev/shm         tmpfs       defaults        	 0   0

ext3 doesn't use uid or umask

Use chmod and chown as root to set correct perms for your files on your ext3 partition.

Edit:
man mount to see sections which list all the options for various file systems

Romanus81 · 06-03-2008, 10:39 PM

-_-
That did it, thank you. A 3 month headache solved in two commands...
I had to do

Code:

chown -R <username>  <mount point w/ partition mounted>
chgrp -R <groupname> <mount point w/ partition mounted>

If anyone searching this topic is wondering.

symatic · 06-03-2008, 11:24 PM

Quote:

ext3 doesn't use uid or umask

You are correct sir