I can't execute scripts in mounted fs

Dasc · 12-16-2004, 10:58 AM

Hello

I'm having a problem with executing scripts if they are in my mounted fat partition
I get a permission denied error
bash: ./test.sh: Permission denied

while the file permissions should allow execution:
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 2004-12-16 00:53 test.sh

that partition line in /etc/fstab is this:
/dev/hdb1 /mnt/hdb1 rw,user,auto,umask=000 0 0

I can correctly read/write files, the problem reguards only execution.

is it supposed to work like this or am I doing something wrong?

Tinkster · 12-16-2004, 01:57 PM

First of all I can't see a file-system in that fstab
entry ...

Cheers,
Tink

kevinalm · 12-16-2004, 04:12 PM

That problem is a sneaky one. What you need to remember is that mount options override filesystem perms. The mount options must include exec in order to execute a file on a mounted fs.

And yes there really should be an fstype entry, but mount is pretty good at guessing fstypes.

Dasc · 12-16-2004, 06:36 PM

sorry, my fault. there IS a fstype entry (vfat), it's just that for some reason I didn't copy-pasted the line but I copied it manually and forgot that -_-'

anyway the exec parameter made it work, thanks!