NTFS mount permissions
Hi folks :)
Alright here's the story, I would greatly appreciate your help: I have an external USB hard drive (NTFS) which automounts when I plug it. Root user can access everything --perfect- however other users cannot access ('permission denied'), USB devices formatted as FAT automount and normal users have full access... Why does the NTFS drive mount with 'root' owner ? How can I change those defaults?? Thank you for your help |
Mounting (everything) is a root privilege if not otherwise stated explicitely. In your case, you can change the mounting access by editing the /etc/fstab file in such a way that the NTFS partition be mounted with option umask=0 (see the manual page of mount).
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Well yeah, except that the entry is not in the /etc/fstab file
My system automounts everything that is plugged in the USB port.. e.g.: when i plug my external HDD, it automounts and normal users cannot access when i plug my USB memory stick, it automounts and normal users can access.... Why is that?? Where are the configuration information about automount??? Thank you ! |
Please excuse me, I just now notice it is not about a partition (as I was refering to, in my post) but a USB external device.
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