accessing files in password protected account on another mnt

Cinematography · 05-12-2005, 10:23 AM

My first copy of Linux died on me. I created another partition so I could install a fresh copy of Linux.

Is there a way I can access and view the files in my password protected account located in my original Linux partition through Konqueror after the drive has been mounted? Will the drive/directory magically appear in the mnt folder after I mount the partition with this code:

mount -t ext3 /dev/hda3 /mnt/spare

Matir · 05-12-2005, 10:27 AM

It should be able to be mounted without a problem, and then accessed with the proper user or as root.

Cinematography · 05-12-2005, 10:34 AM

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Originally posted by Matir
It should be able to be mounted without a problem, and then accessed with the proper user or as root.

I don't know what you mean. The user is associated with a different installation of Linux. I need to access the files on that different version from my current version. Before I try that code, I want to make sure I understand what to expect.

1) I type in that code through the command prompt
2) I go to the mnt directory made by that code
3) I click through the directories to find my account
4) I'm expecting it to say "permission denied" when I try to enter my account

What I want to know is, at this point - where do I type in my password to get into my account?

Matir · 05-12-2005, 10:48 AM

The files themselves are not "password" protected, but associated with a particular account (a particular numeric ID, to be specific). A user by the same numeric id (or root) can access these files without a problem, regardless of installation.

Cinematography · 05-12-2005, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Matir
The files themselves are not "password" protected, but associated with a particular account (a particular numeric ID, to be specific). A user by the same numeric id (or root) can access these files without a problem, regardless of installation.

I'm a Linux newbie. I don't know all of the code I need to type in to make this work.

The Linux I'm using now is installed on HDA7. I need to get files from a password protected account on HDA6. How do I get to those files through the GUI after I mount HDA6 with this code?

mount -t ext2 /dev/hda6 /mnt/spare

Matir · 05-12-2005, 11:03 AM

Mount it, then browse to /mnt/spare. They should be available.

Cinematography · 05-12-2005, 11:07 AM

After I typed in the code....

Quote:

[root@localhost tony]# mount -t ext2 /dev/hda6 /mnt/spare
mount: mount point /mnt/spare does not exist

Ugg, working with Linux has made me feel so miserable.

Thank you for your help and time so far, Matir.

Cinematography · 05-12-2005, 01:23 PM

Help....

Matir · 05-12-2005, 01:41 PM

Sorry, ran out to lunch... didn't have more time for LQ. mkdir -p /mnt/spare and try your command again. You need to have created the mountpoint first.

Cinematography · 05-12-2005, 02:35 PM

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Originally posted by Matir
Sorry, ran out to lunch... didn't have more time for LQ. mkdir -p /mnt/spare and try your command again. You need to have created the mountpoint first.

Woo hoo! That worked! Thank you so much for your time, patience, and help!

Matir · 05-12-2005, 02:52 PM

No problem, I'm glad you got it working!