how to give 'guest' rwx permission to a file/directory
 

Hi

I just mounted my windows partition(FAT32) onto Linux :), but how do I make my 'guest' account have the rwx rights to the windows directory/partition as root?

Thank you!

Let's say the windows partition is mounted at /mnt/windows. To give all users who are members of the users group the rwx permissions, as root issue the command:
chmod -R g +rwx /mnt/windows

If you want only one user to have such access (other than root), create a new group, and add the guest name to that group. Then change the group ownership of /mnt/windows to the new group.
Use the command:
chgrp -R <newgroup name> /mnt/windows

The -R makes the change recursive throughout /mnt/windows.

Hi

it says:
[root@Red_Hat_LInux mnt]# chmod -R g +rwx /mnt/windows/
chmod: invalid mode string: `g'

and when I try
[root@Red_Hat_LInux mnt]# chmod -R -g +rwx /mnt/windows/
it shows a list of window files:
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chmod: changing permissions of `/mnt/windows//windows/system32/config/default' (requested: 0200, actual: 0644): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `/mnt/windows//windows/system32/drivers' (requested: 0200, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `/mnt/windows//windows/system32/drivers/etc' (requested: 0200, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `/mnt/windows//windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts' (requested: 0200, actual: 0644): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `/mnt/windows//windows/system32/drivers/etc/lmhosts.sam' (requested: 0200, actual: 0644): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `/mnt/windows//windows/system32/drivers/etc/networks' (requested: 0200, actual: 0644): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `/mnt/windows//windows/system32/drivers/etc/protocol' (requested: 0200, actual: 0644): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `/mnt/windows//windows/system32/drivers/etc/services' (requested: 0200, actual: 0644): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `/mnt/windows//windows/system32/drivers/disdn' (requested: 0200, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `/mnt/windows//windows/system32/drivers/wmilib.sys' (requested: 0200, actual: 0644):
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etc.?

ok got it, it should be:
[root@Red_Hat_LInux]# chmod -R g+rwx /mnt/windows/

but it still gives me a list of files with operation not permitted:
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chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_a.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_b.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_c.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_d.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_e.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_f.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_g.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_h.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_i.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_j.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_k.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
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