The /etc/fstab defines the mounts, whether they auto mount or not (auto, noauto), and who can access who can access (owner, users). Here is an example: /dev/sda /mnt/flash vfat noauto,users,rw 0 0 Note the keyword users. The other alternative is owner, which would be root. Also note the keyword noauto, that means don't automatically mount, you could use auto. Chris Norman wrote: nemory stick in the bus and it would just mount, now I have to mount it as root