Hi All,

I would like to know how may I have a write access to my vfat partition.
I want to be able to transfer files from Linux to windows from my user account.
what is the command, or the steps I should follow?

hhegab

vfat partitions should have write access by default with the root user. login as root and you should be able to "read/write" with it.

but can't it be done without being root?
I have a problem with my file manager in the su mode (RH 9.0)
when I try it, it asks for the root passwd, and flashes for a second.
I would like to know how may I access these partitions while a user, not a root.

hhegab

then u ahve to modify your /etc/fstab, in the entry for the mounted filesystems for your fat partitions, change it to rw instead of ro.

i will try and tell you the results

hhegab
Thank you very much

I'd like to know this too.

My fstab line is:
/dev/hda1 /mnt/win vfat noauto,owner,users 0 0

when I, as root, right click the mounted drive and try to change permissions, it won't let me!

So I try doing chmod:

[root@dhcppc1 etc]# cd ../mnt
[root@dhcppc1 mnt]# chmod 777 win
chmod: changing permissions of `win' (requested: 0777, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
[root@dhcppc1 mnt]#

So .. How can I change permissions? I assure you the hard drive is not read-only

I think you must have the umask option in your fstab:
umask=000

But I was told that they should be 007 not 000
hhegab

Forgive me if I am wrong, but I thought when mounting Vfat partitions that permissions could only be set on folders that were created as root from Linux. I.E. an already existing folder on your windoze drive will be accessable from Linux, but you can't change permissions on it because the format is different. You can create a folder on your windoze partition and then you can set the permissions on that folder, but not the other way around.

I could be (and have been known to be) wrong, but this is always what I thought.

slight

you can do whaever you want on a windows partition from linux if you have the right permission,
you can even wipe it completely if you are a root.
Now, I think I still can't get my user account write and delete from this vfat partition, can any one help me?

I could figure out a solution, one can use the file manager in the su mode from the system tools menu, that way, one can do what he wants.

hhegab