Mounted XP partition - access permission

[Araj]

Yep, I'm new to the wonderful world of Linux / Kubuntu

After 2 or 3 attempts, I managed to get Kubuntu installed on my Thinkpad T22 and most stuff I need up and running.

The laptop dual boots, with XP. What i need now is to be able to share files between XP and Kubuntu. After a good bit of searching, I found out what the console is for and found the command

sudo mkdir /media/hda2

to create a mount point, and

sudo mount /dev/hda1 /media/winxp

to mount, which worked - but now I can't figure out how to get access. How do I give myself permission to access the files?

Thanks for your hekp !

[monte48lowes]

Re: Mounted XP partition - access permission

Not sure I fully understand the issue you are having. Does the drive mount successfully? Can you view the files after the drive is mounted? The example you gave had the directory /media/hda1, then what you wrote would mount the hard disc in /media/winxp.

sudo mkdir /media/winxp #this will make the proper directory to be used when mounting the drive

sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /media/winxp #mounts the drive as ntfs file system (if you have fat32 use vfat instead)

I normally never write to ntfs. If this doesn't work for you please provide some more information.

Mike

[Araj]

Re: Mounted XP partition - access permission

Hi Mike

No, I can't view the files. I see the mounted partition in /media as winxp, but when I try to open it, I get the error

"You do not have enough permissions to read file;///media/winxp"

[monte48lowes]

Re: Mounted XP partition - access permission

Here is the line from my /etc/fstab

/dev/hda1 /media/hda1 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 0

Try adding this to your /etc/fstab. Just change the /media/hda1 to /media/winxp

Once that is complete.

sudo mount -a

Mike

[Araj]

Re: Mounted XP partition - access permission

Sorry to be unsufferably dumb, but how do I find etc/fstab ?

[monte48lowes]

Re: Mounted XP partition - access permission

Open a terminal and enter

sudo kedit /etc/fstab

Next time you open konqueror select 'View'>'Show Hidden Files'

Mike