Results 1 to 4 of 4
Hi,
I have a 40mb partition mounted on /mnt/data1 formatted FAT32. I have default read and write permissions, but not execute. I su'd to root, cd'd to the directory, and ...
Enjoy an ad free experience by logging in. Not a member yet? Register.
- 11-06-2007 #1Just Joined!
- Join Date
- Nov 2007
- Posts
- 1
chmod 777 * not working :/ disk permissions
Hi,
I have a 40mb partition mounted on /mnt/data1 formatted FAT32. I have default read and write permissions, but not execute. I su'd to root, cd'd to the directory, and typed:
chmod 777 *
The command completed without error, but the permissions didn't change!
As a follow-up question, how do I make an entire FAT32 partition accessible by a certain user (aka me
Sincerely,
Keith
- 11-06-2007 #2Just Joined!
- Join Date
- Nov 2007
- Posts
- 1
Check Excaliber's comments here:
- 11-06-2007 #3Super Moderator
- Join Date
- Jun 2006
- Location
- Chandigarh, India
- Posts
- 24,722
How did you mount that partition?
It will give full/default access to all users.Code:mount -t vfat <partition> /mnt/data1 -o defaults,umask=0
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
New Users: Read This First
- 11-06-2007 #4Just Joined!
- Join Date
- Nov 2007
- Posts
- 1
chmod is the command to change a file's permission u can use mount command
Reply With Quote 
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
