On 1/13/06, Phil Savoie <psavoie1783@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi All, > > I have a dual boot WXP/FC4 home system. I have recompiled the kernel to allow > for mounting of NTFS (read only). Because I still require XP for work, I This is unnecessary. You can get the NTFS module from http://www.linux-ntfs.org/ or (more easily) from the Livna yum repository. > would like to have access to that partition while in FC as a normal user. I > have noticed that the directory modes change as follows: > > If device is unmounted the modes are this: > > [root@hp ~]# ls -ld /dos > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 13 03:38 /dos > [root@hp ~]# > > If I mount my ntfs device, I get this: > > [root@hp ~]# mount /dos > [root@hp ~]# ls -ld /dos > dr-x------ 1 root root 20480 Jan 12 04:54 /dos > [root@hp ~]# > > The relevant entry in the /etc/fstab: > > /dev/hda2 /dos ntfs defaults 0 0 > [root@hp ~]# > > Why do the modes change? Is there a way for a normal user to have access? If > so how? > > Thank you in advance, > > Phil > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
