On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 7:30 AM, Charles Sullivan <cwsulliv@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 15:27:26 -0400 > "max bianco" <maximilianbianco@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > 2008/4/2 Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > max bianco wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If it was just a permissions problem, 'mount' would give an error > > > > > message. Likewise if it wasn't in the user's path (it's possible though > > > > > unlikely that $PATH gets him a different version of 'mount'; using > > > > > '/bin/mount' would get round that). > > > > > > > > > > poc > > > > > > > > > > > > > > He is saying that mount works as root and not a regular user but once > > > > its mounted it works for the user, usually that is a permissions > > > > issue. I know F8 you get an error message but he is on FC6. > > > > > > > > Max > > > > > > > > > > > I thought that it was listed in fstab with the user(s) option, the way his > > > is, that the mount command was run as root, as long as you ran "mount <mount > > > point>" or "mount <device>". On the other hand, using the format "mount > > > <device> <mount point>" requires root permissions. But I have not used > > > entries in /fstab for removable devices for a while - I use HAL instead. > > > > > > > > I am not sure what his fstab should look like but as far as using the > > mount command I have always found that you have to be root or have > > permission explicitly granted. I plug in my external drive and it just > > automounts for me, i don't remember doing anything special to get this > > to work, but apparently this was not the case in FC6, i have never > > used FC6. Hopefully he will let us know what happened. > > > > Max > > Max, > Hotplugging this NTFS drive yields only an error box saying the drive can't > be mounted. > > Apparently this drive requires a later version of ntfs-3g to be able to > mount as an ordinary user. > > Regards, > Charles Sullivan That explains quite a bit. Thanks. Max
