Mounting windows partitions
 

I have read a previous thread post here on this. But I want to make it accessible not just to root. I'd prefer mounting my D partition in somewhere like /home so that other users have permissions to it. or, is there I can access entire folders temporarily? I'd prefer to work with the files through Konquerer.

You don't need to go through that. Just edit your /etc/fstab where the partition is listed. You should see something like:
/dev/hd(whatever) /mnt/windows NTFS noauto,ro 0 0

The part you should be concerned with is the "noauto,ro" part(yours most likely has something different). Add the word user or users to it so it reads "noauto,user,ro"

This is assuming your Windows partition is NTFS.

What does ro(root?) and owner mean? I'm going to try to mount FAT32(vfat). Actually... what does each parameter mean? How do I execute this new config? The only way is to reboot with it?

ro means read only, and you don't need it if it's vfat, so don't add it. :) Noauto tells it not to automount during startup, so you'll mount it laster by typing 'mount /mnt/windows', user means that only the user that mounted it can unmount it(I think), users means all users have access to it.

I'd like to write new files and edit those files. And the columns of 0 0? They are currently set to 1 0.

So your fstab entry should look something like:
I don't think it hurts to keep that 1 there.

Don't forget to 'mkdir /mnt/windows'

My fstab


I have my directories set:
I did a mount /dev/hdb2 /mnt/fat-files but nothing changed.

Get rid of those spaces between ro, and user.
it should be noauto,ro,user

Speaking of the ro, I thought you didn't want it to be read only?

So it should really be noauto,user

And once your fstab is configured correctly, you don't need to do 'mount /dev/hda2 /mnt/fat-g', you just type 'mount /mnt/fat-g'

You don't even have hdb2 mapped to /mnt/fat-files. At any rate, you shouldn't have to type it, just type 'mount /mnt/fat-files'

Also, you made a directory called "fat-d", but your fstab doesn't point to that directory. It's pointing at fat-files. So either rename that directory, or change the fstab entry to

Okay, I think I'll have to remount the mounted ones for the fstab to apply the new settings. I tried "unmount /mnt/fat-g" but that doesn't work. Also, how do I remove directories? I can't rm directories.

the command is umount, instead of unmount.:D

I haven't rebooted but I have:

I am still denied access with konquerer logged in as user in group users.

Why do you have seperate partitions for /usr and /home?

secondly, for me to mount things in FC1 and Slack, I think its mount /dev/hda1 or whatever you hd is. It works for me, so try that.

Oh yes, but with slack there is a problem with that. Sec, Ill get youthe proper fstab for the slack mounting and permissions. Even with defaults 0 0 you wont have the proper permissions. Put this in instead.

/dev/hdb2 /mnt/fat32 vfat users,umask=000,noauto,rw 0 0

I THINK that is the one, I am not positive though. When I get back to my flat and check my fstab ill tell you.

I think the way it works for me is that the user who mounts it uses it. I think the partitions get unmounted on shutdown, also. I'll be waiting, thanks!

Try the one I put. It doesnt need a restart.

And all partitions get unmounted when you shut down. No matter what :)