Tim: >>> I have a slightly different annoyance that I haven't resolved: All >>> files on a CD are mounted as executable. I don't want that, it brings John Summerfied: > If the CD is created with rock ridge extensions, the permissions will be > correct (that's what the extensions are for). Though, I see all files on a CD being executable, including those which were put onto a CD that weren't originally executable. Not to mention discs burnt elsewhere where you don't have any idea of their origins. > Otherwise (typical of Windows and rellies), the permissions are much as > on my USB stick above; that's vfat. For Samba mounted FAT/VFAT disk drives I've masked out file X permissions, while leaving directory ones alone. It's not easy to do with CD-ROMs. > Mote, there's magic you can put in the mount commandline (and where ever > the command's built) to say "noexec" and some other options. I've done that, and it stops things being executed from the original media, but you've got to remember to change the mode of any files that you copy from it to somewhere else. Every now and then I forget about that, and end up with executable text and JPEG files that have come from a Windows-burnt disc. -- Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
