file permissions

[geezer]

Ran into a problem with file permissions.

When I had to replace a failed HDD and I redid fstab. I copied the entry from the old fstab that the 9.10 Kubuntu installation wrote for a vfat partition. The entry is:

UUID=18ED-2420 /dos/FAT32 vfat utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1

I end up with the vfat partition owned by root and group plugdev. No matter what I do I cannot write, create folders or change anything on the disk .Looked up mount and I'm thinking that I should just have the following:

UUID=18ED-2420 /dos/FAT32 vfat utf8,defaults 0 1

so that I can at least do something with the mounted disk.

Does this new entry look right?

[vinnywright]

Re: file permissions

1- is that the corect UUID for the drive (new drive it may have changed)

do

sudo fdisk -l

and

blkid

and compare to check .....if the UUID is diferent chang acordenley.

and try agin.

in your exampell it looks like you have a File /dos/FAT32 that the drive is mounted (or suposed to be) on if that's rite and the drive IS mounted thare open dolphin as root.....

kdesudo dolphin

and make a file in the drives DIR. /dos/FAT32 ..named watever you like and then rite click the file and open the propertys dialog and change the permitions to user YOU group YOU and try agin!!

VINNY