/mnt file permissions

jt1020 · 12-05-2005, 12:00 PM

I mounted my winxp in FC3 this is my /etc/fstab entry:

/dev/hda1 /mnt/winxp vfat iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0

i just want to know if my file permision is read only, if not please tell me how to change it.. thnx in advance.

live_dont_exist · 12-05-2005, 12:33 PM

Hi Jt,

Run the command #mount | grep /dev/hda1

Do you see a 'ro' at the end? If yes its mounted read only.You can also see the same in the file /etc/fstab as mentioned. You can force a read only by using -o ro in conjunction with the mount command if Im not mistaken...

Arvind

PTrenholme · 12-05-2005, 01:09 PM

Your umask=0 specification should, I believe, set the file to rwx for everyone. You could use umask=6, but, as Arvind suggested, replacing the umask entry by ro is probably easier to read.

jt1020 · 12-06-2005, 04:23 AM

thnx can i set it so that only root has the rwx permission?

T.Hsu · 12-06-2005, 04:30 AM

Default is only root has full access permission.

jt1020 · 12-06-2005, 04:33 AM

so even if my fstab is set to umask= 0 0 0, only root has full access permision, and when i log in as a regular user i'l have a read only permision??

T.Hsu · 12-06-2005, 04:37 AM

No, umask=0 means everyone has rwx (777) permission.

jt1020 · 12-06-2005, 04:43 AM

so how can i change it so that only root has rwx permision? sory im a lil lost... thnx in advance

T.Hsu · 12-06-2005, 04:44 AM

delete umask=0

jt1020 · 12-06-2005, 04:46 AM

ok just to clarify coz i dnt want to mess up my fstab, i should change my fstab entry from this:

/dev/hda1 /mnt/winxp vfat iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0

to this:

/dev/hda1 /mnt/winxp vfat iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850

T.Hsu · 12-06-2005, 04:49 AM

The last two zeroes are needed. Don't delete them.

jt1020 · 12-06-2005, 04:52 AM

ah ok so what should my fstab look like?

umask= 0 0?? correct me if im wrong thnx

T.Hsu · 12-06-2005, 04:55 AM

/dev/hda1 /mnt/winxp vfat iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850 0 0

Are iocharset and codepage redundant, I only use one of them.

jt1020 · 12-06-2005, 04:59 AM

so will this entry be ok:

/dev/hda1 /mnt/winxp vfat iocharset=iso8859-1 0 0

T.Hsu · 12-06-2005, 05:01 AM

Yes, I think so.