[opensuse] Cannot write to Windows partition(s)
Apologies for asking this question which I know has been asked before and to which I did know the answer but after searching the oS documentation and googling I am still non the wiser. I just installed oS 11.4 on a set of drives which also have XP installed. From oS I can read files from the Windows partitions but cannot write to them as user (but can as root) - so it is a permission problem. The (typical) entry in fstab for the Windows partions is: /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WDxxxxx -part8 /windows/G ntfs-3g users,gid=users,fmask=133,dmask=022,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0 Could someone please point me to the place where I can solve this problem? BC -- Paradise is like Hell and neither is too far from you because both are creations of your mind and therefore both are already inside you. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 2011/07/27 16:12 (GMT+1000) Basil Chupin composed:
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WDxxxxx -part8 /windows/G ntfs-3g users,gid=users,fmask=133,dmask=022,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0
Could someone please point me to the place where I can solve this problem?
dmask, fmask & umask are all octal inversions of chmod usage. fmask=133 produces -rw-r--r--, like chmod 644 dmask=022 produces drwxr-xr-x, like chmod 755 In any event, I set fmask=0111 & dmask=0000, giving dirs drwxrwxrwx and files -rw-rw-rw-. Why the installer sets what it sets I have no idea, other than risk of naive writes to NTFS making things in Windows work no longer while booted to it. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 2011/07/27 16:12 (GMT+1000) Basil Chupin composed:
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WDxxxxx -part8 /windows/G ntfs-3g users,gid=users,fmask=133,dmask=022,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0
Could someone please point me to the place where I can solve this problem?
dmask, fmask & umask are all octal inversions of chmod usage. fmask=133 produces -rw-r--r--, like chmod 644 dmask=022 produces drwxr-xr-x, like chmod 755 In any event, I set fmask=0111 & dmask=0000, giving dirs drwxrwxrwx and files -rw-rw-rw-. Why the installer sets what it sets I have no idea, other than risk of naive writes to NTFS making things in Windows work no longer while booted to it. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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