Re: FC6 mount ntfs-3g problem.

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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
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