read/write permissions

[Snowhog]

Re: read/write permissions

Can you explain then, the following line entry from the fstab you posted?

# /dev/hdb1
UUID=0c23b29d-0066-435d-acba-e1415e4b6613 /media/linux/hdb1 ext3 users,defaults,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 2

Was this because it represents your fstab before you 're-did' your system? What does your /ect/fstab look like 'right now,' and what does sudo fdisk -l now report?

[ponygirldefiance]

Re: read/write permissions

this line is my storage or home partition. i have not changed the setting in here for this parttition, this is how it was set up after the install.
# /dev/hdb1
UUID=0c23b29d-0066-435d-acba-e1415e4b6613 /media/linux/hdb1 ext3 users,defaults,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 2

this is after i wiped out xp and linux and i only have linux installed at this time but on the same partitions as before.

/etc/fstab

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/hdb3
UUID=250310b7-54e1-4ea8-82dc-7a0e8e5e39a4 / ext3 nouser,defaults,errors=remount-ro,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 1
# /dev/hdb1
UUID=0c23b29d-0066-435d-acba-e1415e4b6613 /media/linux/hdb1 ext3 users,defaults,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 2
# /dev/hdb2
UUID=7a53958d-c207-4d56-a61e-2f6c77265727 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,atime,noauto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
/dev/hdd /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,atime,noauto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto user,atime,noauto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0




sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 155061 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

Disk /dev/hdb: 163.9 GB, 163928604672 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19929 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 1 18653 149830191 83 Linux
/dev/hdb2 19627 19929 2433847+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hdb3 18654 19626 7815622+ 83 Linux

Partition table entries are not in disk order


sorry for any confusion this was all from where the pc is right now.

[Snowhog]

Re: read/write permissions

No need to apologize. My Q&A approach (when I don't immediately have the answer) is how I ensure I have all the pertenant information.

So you established partion (hdb1) and had identified it during installation as your 'home' partition. Normally, that would result in the mount point being /home and not what you are showing as /media/linux/hdb1 Can you explain how you got that?

[ponygirldefiance]

Re: read/write permissions

thanks its just the way i am.

well i was assigning them names so i could keep them straight as i had both xp and linux partitions. when i did the partitioning it allowed me to do this so i put xp in the name for the xp partitions and linux in the linux partitions. so when i did my partition i should have left it blank and let it assign it as /home then from what im understanding. i just followed what windows had done on the other drive for this drive. over thinking again huh? lol

[Snowhog]

Re: read/write permissions

No, you didn't do 'wrong.' I just needed an explanation as to why/how you had a 'home' partition, yet it didn't reflect as such by the naming convention I'm used to seeing.

Let me digest this some.

[ponygirldefiance]

Re: read/write permissions

oh ok thats good to know.

ok i'll wait for you reply. thanks

[Snowhog]

Re: read/write permissions

You stated ealier "Where i am having problems is on the storage partition on the linux side."

I guess I need some further 'explanation on your part' as to what you think your storage partition is. On the 163.9G HD you only have three partitions: root (/) on /dev/hda3, your 'home' on /dev/hdb1, and swap on /dev/hdb2.

[ponygirldefiance]

Re: read/write permissions

i consider my home as my storage the /dev/hdb1 im not use to calling it my home yet.

[ponygirldefiance]

Re: read/write permissions

would it make it easier to fix the problem by pulling linux off of the machine and starting over? if so its not a problem. just an option to throw out at you to help solve this mystery. lol

[Snowhog]

Re: read/write permissions

Open your /etc/fsab for editing as root.

Change:

UUID=0c23b29d-0066-435d-acba-e1415e4b6613 /media/linux/hdb1 ext3 users,defaults,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 2

to:

UUID=0c23b29d-0066-435d-acba-e1415e4b6613 /media/linux/hdb1 ext3 defaults 0 2

Save and then in a konsole type:

sudo mount -a

That will remount all file systems. See if you still have any problems with your home/storage partition.

[ponygirldefiance]

Re: read/write permissions

ok i did the editing into the etc/fstab and then i saved it. then typed in the sudo mount -a in the konsole and it came back with this.

mount: mount point 0 does not exist

[Snowhog]

Re: read/write permissions

Hmmm. >

Okay, no harm. Let's see what happens if we redo the fstab entries and not use the UUID device identifiers, so that your file looks like this istead:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hdb3 / ext3 nouser,defaults,errors=remount-ro,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 1
# UUID=250310b7-54e1-4ea8-82dc-7a0e8e5e39a4 / ext3 nouser,defaults,errors=remount-ro,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 1
/dev/hdb1 /media/linux/hdb1 ext3 users,defaults,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 2
# UUID=0c23b29d-0066-435d-acba-e1415e4b6613 /media/linux/hdb1 ext3 users,defaults,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 2
/dev/hdb2 none swap sw 0 0
# UUID=7a53958d-c207-4d56-a61e-2f6c77265727 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,atime,noauto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
/dev/hdd /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,atime,noauto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto user,atime,noauto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0

Save and then reexecute sudo mount -a

[ponygirldefiance]

Re: read/write permissions

after doing all of that it came back with this message.

mount: mount point 0 does not exist

[dibl]

Re: read/write permissions

mount: mount point 0 does not exist

I would accept that as the truth.

The use of "/media/linux/xxxxx" is a pretty non-standard (although perfectly legal) way to mount storage devices. If you follow the "mostly default" *buntu installation procedure, you will end up with your non-root storage devices as "/media/xxx", where "xxx" is the "hdb2" or "sda1" name of the partition.

So, one question is, did you manually make a special directory /media/linux/hdb1, on which to mount that device? If not, you'll have to do so if this is how you want it mounted.

The other question is, do you really want this non-standard setup? If not, you could simply revert to the /media/hdb1 mount point, which probably already exists in the /media directory.

[ponygirldefiance]

Re: read/write permissions

so just into the fstab and delete linux and then mount it like snowhog was suggesting or how would do this? no i did not set up a special directory for this one. thanks