Dennis Herbrich wrote: > On Thu, June 26, 2008 17:00, Ralph Alvy wrote: > >> How do I create a Linux data partition that's fully accessible to me, as >> user, after boot? > > $ sudo chgrp -R <somegroup> <directory where partition is mounted> > > Is that a trick question? > > *wondering* > Dennis No trick question. After reading your reply and thinking it over, I see I was confusing things. I was used to using vfat partitions as data storage areas which needed to be mounted with gid or uid options. I failed to think about how I normally mount linux partitions and how I make my home directory accessible to me even though it lives on a partition that's mounted via root.