On Dec 15, 2007 10:05 PM, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> I have bought an external hard disk basically for backups. Which > >>> format should I use to format it? > >>> > >> Mine came already formatted as NTFS, but I decided that since I was > >> backing up a linux system, I'd just feel better if I used ext3, > >> so I reformatted it to that for no particular technical reason :-). > >> > >> Note that you can get to NTFS from linux by installing ntfs-3g > >> and ext2/3 from windows by installing Ext2IFS (http://www.fs-driver.org/), > >> so either filesystem can work for windows or for linux. > >> > > > > Thanks to both. I have formatted the external disk with ext3, and it > > mounts well. However, when I try to copy something in it, I do not > > have permission for that. How can I overcome this? Where should I > > change the permissions? > > > If your backing up the whole of your Linux you need root because > many files are owned by root. So use a root terminal and you will not > have any mor problems. But I am trying to copy a file not owned by root. Therefore, it should be possible to copy as normal user. Paul
