viewing windows files as non root

AGilley007 · 07-13-2004, 10:21 AM

is their a way I can do this I tried loging in as root and changing the permisions and it would not let me.

aaa · 07-13-2004, 10:32 AM

In /etc/fstab put the umask=0 option:
Before:
/dev/hda1 /mnt/win vfat defaults 0 0
After:
/dev/hda1 /mnt/win vfat umask=0,defaults 0 0

AGilley007 · 07-13-2004, 11:03 AM

Like this?

/dev/hda2 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/hda3 / ext2 defaults 1 1
/dev/hda1 /windows ntfs umask=0 ro 1 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0

keefaz · 07-13-2004, 11:08 AM

I would use 0222 as file can only be read-only with ntfs partition
(0777 - 0222 = 0555 = r-xr-xr-x = read, execute for all)

So in fstab :
/dev/hda1 /windows ntfs umask=0222,ro 0 0

AGilley007 · 07-13-2004, 11:40 AM

Ok the 0222 got it but it don't show any of the files. It is just a empty folder.

netmask · 07-13-2004, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AGilley007
Ok the 0222 got it but it don't show any of the files. It is just a empty folder.

Is the drive mounted? :P

Type "mount" and see.

AGilley007 · 07-14-2004, 01:48 PM

Ok I can see it as as non root but i get this error when I try to mount it

alan@dhcppc1:~$ mount /windows
[mntent]: line 3 in /etc/fstab is bad
mount: can't find /windows in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab

keefaz · 07-14-2004, 01:55 PM

Post your fstab

And is there a directory named windows at the root of your filesystem ? (/)

AGilley007 · 07-14-2004, 01:57 PM

/dev/hda2 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/hda3 / ext2 defaults 1 1
/dev/hda1 /windows ntfs umask=0222 ro 1 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0

AGilley007 · 07-14-2004, 01:57 PM

When I was installing Slack I mount it as /windows

keefaz · 07-14-2004, 02:00 PM

Change :
/dev/hda1 /windows ntfs umask=0222 ro 1 0
to :
/dev/hda1 /windows ntfs umask=0222,user,ro 0 0

And what is your output for ls /windows ?

AGilley007 · 07-14-2004, 02:14 PM

/dev/hda1 /windows ntfs umask=0222 user,ro 0 0

it looks sorta like that with differnet spacing is that right.

keefaz · 07-14-2004, 02:18 PM

Please look carefully :

change :
/dev/hda1 /windows ntfs umask=0222 user,ro 0 0

to :
/dev/hda1 /windows ntfs umask=0222,user,ro 0 0

You noticed the ',' right ?

AGilley007 · 07-14-2004, 02:25 PM

Yes I noticed and changed it and it still does not work. It looks like this.
/dev/hda1 /windows ntfs umask=0222,user ro 0 0

keefaz · 07-14-2004, 02:33 PM

Hey please stop the joke