Re: [vox-tech] good reference source for fstab permissions variables/syntax

[Ken Bloom <kMAPSabloom@ucdavis.edu>]

Last but not least, whenever you use vfat, you should use the 
"showexec" option as well, so that execute bits are handled correctly 
(unset for regular files, set for directories, subject to the umask. 
Otherwise they'll all be set, even for regular files)

On 2003.07.02 13:42, Mark K. Kim wrote:
> It also might be a umask thing, too.  Try adding the umask option as
> well:
>
>   /dev/hdf4  /fat  vfat  user,rw,uid=donald,gid=donald,umask=0007  0 0
>
> Then remove the stuff you don't need, since it's probably not ideal to
> mount the partition with above UID, GID, and UMASK all the time.
>
> -Mark
>
>
> On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, Troy Arnold wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 01:23:58PM -0700, Donald Childs wrote:
> > > I'm trying to set up a vfat partition on rh8 so my users (me) have
> > > write as well as read permissions on my vfat partition.
> > >
> > > I've used several suggested fstab file variables and syntax
> changes
> > > suggested in ng posts, the rh 8.0 manual and the linux doc project
> HOWTO-,
> > > but haven't had any success. Could you guys give me a heads up on
> a good
> > > source?
> >
> > Check out the man page for mount.
> >
> > > Here's what I've currently applied:
> > > /dev/hdf4   /fat           vfat    user,rw,noauto      0   0
> >
> > Not to take away your fishin' pole but:
> >
> > /dev/hdf4	/fat	vfat  user,rw,uid=donald,gid=donald	0	 
> 0
> >
> >
> > -troy
> >
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