Users can't access Fat drives.

puntme · 08-11-2003, 06:53 PM

None of the users can access the Fat drives I have mounted.

Here is my fstab:

Code:

/dev/hda1        swap             swap        defaults         0   0
/dev/hda2        /                ext3        defaults         1   1
/dev/hda3        /usr             ext3        defaults         1   2
/dev/hda4        /home            ext3        defaults         1   2
/dev/hdb1        /fat1            vfat        defaults         1   0
/dev/hdb2        /fat2            vfat        noauto,user,ro   0   0
/dev/cdrom       /mnt/cdrom       iso9660     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

I think I messed it up when I was trying to fix it, also, since it wont display the files in Root anymore.

Thanks.

Skyline · 08-11-2003, 07:42 PM

/dev/hdb1 /fat1 vfat defaults 1 0
/dev/hdb2 /fat2 vfat noauto,user,ro 0 0

These two lines (above) in your /etc/fstab are dodgy.

Personally I'd create mount points in your /mnt directory

Open a Command line - su to root user

mkdir /mnt/fat1
mkdir /mnt/fat2

Then edit both lines in /etc/fstab to read as follows:

/dev/hdb1 /mnt/fat1 vfat auto,uid=501,umask=000 0 0
/dev/hdb2 /mnt/fat2 vfat auto,uid=501,umask=000 0 0

(just substitute in your user id number in place of my example one) - To get your uid (user id number) -

open a command line

type

id username (substitute in your username in place of username)

for example

id michael
id Sarah

look for the

uid=xxx

thats your uid number

puntme · 08-11-2003, 08:20 PM

Thanks, it worked!

Skyline · 08-12-2003, 01:24 PM