Cannot change permissions as root???

Kramer · 08-23-2005, 03:41 PM

Ive tried to change permissions to access my external HD as root, but everytime I try to save the modifications, it says "unable to change permissions" or something like that. If I cant change them as root, then how am I supposed to change them???

PenguinPwrdBox · 08-23-2005, 03:52 PM

You have to specify the perms when you mount that drive. Changing the perms of the mountpoint doesn't change the perms of the mount.

Next time you mount the drive - put the following at the end:

Code:

-o umask=0000

See if that helps.

satinet · 08-24-2005, 07:31 AM

you should also note that FAT file systems do not have file permissions.

so maybe your external drive is formatted with this windows file system.......

mount it fdisk -l