* Rich (deblists@osg.saic.com) [021021 11:51]: > Howdy all, > > I want to change the default permissions of files in a FAT partition. I > understand that FAT file systems have no concept of permission or > ownership. When I mount the partition ownership is set to root and > permissions are set to 755. This means that only root can write to it. > I'd like it to be writable by ordinary users. > I've tried fiddling the permissions of the mount point, and options to > the mount command, but have had no luck. Anyone know how to make my FAT > partition writable? You'll have to mount it with different options. Try this: man mount | less +'/Mount options for fat' good times, Vineet -- http://www.doorstop.net/ -- "Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes." -- E.W. Dijkstra
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