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mounting external disk for all users
mounting external disk for all users
I have a external firewire disk with ntfs which i wish to mount read for all users, but I can not figure how to get it to work. Right now I can only get root to access it.
Post your /etc/fstab
You probably need to use "umask".
eg:
I have a vfat partition listed in my fstab file. The entry looks like this:
/dev/hda10 /mnt/pub vfat defaults,users,umask=000 0 0
You probably need to use "umask".
eg:
I have a vfat partition listed in my fstab file. The entry looks like this:
/dev/hda10 /mnt/pub vfat defaults,users,umask=000 0 0
Debian Sys Admin
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/sag/html/index.html
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/sag/html/index.html
Indeed, find below a snapshot of my external usb harddisk with 3 ntfs partions :
noauto : Can only be mounted explicitly
ro : Mount the file system read-only
umask=value
Set the umask (the bitmask of the permissions that are not
present). The default is the umask of the current process. The
value is given in octal.
By the way, all the necessary information about how to configure your fstab can be found via the manpages of fstab and mount.
Cheers, Moonlight
Code: Select all
/dev/sdb1 /mnt/usbdiskp1 ntfs noauto,ro,umask=000 0 2
/dev/sdb2 /mnt/usbdiskp2 ntfs noauto,ro,umask=000 0 2
/dev/sdb3 /mnt/usbdiskp3 ntfs noauto,ro,umask=000 0 2
ro : Mount the file system read-only
umask=value
Set the umask (the bitmask of the permissions that are not
present). The default is the umask of the current process. The
value is given in octal.
By the way, all the necessary information about how to configure your fstab can be found via the manpages of fstab and mount.
Cheers, Moonlight
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dmartinsca
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I'm having the same problem! 
"winxp" mounts fine but "josie" doesn't and needs to be mounted via root
/dev/hda1 /mnt/winxp ntfs ro,umask=0222 0 0
/dev/sda1 /mnt/josie ntfs ro,umask=0222 0 0
Anyone know how to have "josie" mount automatically?
I assume it's not working because "josie" is sda1 which is an external USB hdd.
"winxp" mounts fine but "josie" doesn't and needs to be mounted via root
/dev/hda1 /mnt/winxp ntfs ro,umask=0222 0 0
/dev/sda1 /mnt/josie ntfs ro,umask=0222 0 0
Anyone know how to have "josie" mount automatically?
I assume it's not working because "josie" is sda1 which is an external USB hdd.
Hi,
I am also curious to know if there is a gentle solution for your problem with external usb harddisks. Currently I am always first checking the output of /var/log/syslog when plugging in an external harddisk or usb key, in order to know exactly which file system is selected (sda, sdb, ...)
Cheers, Moonlight
I am also curious to know if there is a gentle solution for your problem with external usb harddisks. Currently I am always first checking the output of /var/log/syslog when plugging in an external harddisk or usb key, in order to know exactly which file system is selected (sda, sdb, ...)
Cheers, Moonlight
Bump, can anyone help?mullins wrote:I'm having the same problem!
"winxp" mounts fine but "josie" doesn't and needs to be mounted via root
/dev/hda1 /mnt/winxp ntfs ro,umask=0222 0 0
/dev/sda1 /mnt/josie ntfs ro,umask=0222 0 0
Anyone know how to have "josie" mount automatically?
I assume it's not working because "josie" is sda1 which is an external USB hdd.