[SOLVED] Yast2 mount editor

linuxquestions2010 · 11-10-2010, 07:39 AM

Hi,

Can YaST2 be used to edit permission settings of the mounted partitions?

I went uptill:
YaST2 -> Partitioner -> Harddisk -> 'Selected Partition' -> Edit

I can see fstab options but, dont know which to choose to allow both read/write access. The Arbitrary option value field shows "users,gid=users,fmask=133,dmask=022,locale=en_US.UTF-8"

I need to assign read/write permissions on the mounted partition for all users.

Partition type: NTFS
Total 3 mounted partitions

---------------Solution--------------------------------
After you arrive at the fstab options windows, replace the 'Arbitrary option' textbox value with

Code:

defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8

Click Ok, Then Finish. This brings you back to the Expert Partitioner window. Click 'Next'. Check out the summary & Click Finish to confirm the operation.

udaman · 11-10-2010, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linuxquestions2010

Hi,

Can YaST2 be used to edit permission settings of the mounted partitions?

I went uptill:
YaST2 -> Partitioner -> Harddisk -> 'Selected Partition' -> Edit

I can see fstab options but, dont know which to choose to allow both read/write access. The Arbitrary option value field shows "users,gid=users,fmask=133,dmask=022,locale=en_US.UTF-8"

I need to assign read/write permissions on the mounted partition for all users.

Partition type: NTFS
Total 3 mounted partitions

Could you tell me what version of OpenSuse you're using? Because I don't see permission settings in YaST2 -> Partitioner -> Harddisk -> 'Selected Partition' -> Edit. In OpenSuse 11.3 I see all my partitions, and I can resize, delete, and create partitions, but not change permissions there.

To change permissions read "man chmod". It's done from the command line of the running system, as root, not from a disk editor.

linuxquestions2010 · 11-10-2010, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by udaman

Could you tell me what version of OpenSuse you're using? Because I don't see permission settings in YaST2 -> Partitioner -> Harddisk -> 'Selected Partition' -> Edit. In OpenSuse 11.3 I see all my partitions, and I can resize, delete, and create partitions, but not change permissions there.

Code:

> cat /etc/SuSE-release
openSUSE 11.3 (i586)
VERSION = 11.3

The 'partitioner' is a sub option in the 'system' section of the YaST control center interface. In the 'expert partitioner window' , select Harddisk from left panel. Then, select your partition from right panel, at the bottom you can see 'Edit' option, click it. A new window will appear which has mount options at the bottom.
I am just not sure what to do and dont want to experiment as i dont want to mess-up. So, if anyone knows, please reply.

Quote:

Originally Posted by udaman

To change permissions read "man chmod". It's done from the command line of the running system, as root, not from a disk editor.

I need an alternative to manually editting fstab or by commandline. Isn;t there anything that can be done via the Yast Control center?

@udaman: btw, i noticed you have dual boot of slackware & opensuse. Can you tell the order in which you installed & the boot loader you used. I tried installing slackware before coming over to Suse. Slackware wasnt able to install LILO correctly on my desktop.