Ubuntu second hard drive was Windows partition
Karl Larsen
k5di at zianet.com
Thu Sep 4 20:25:33 UTC 2008
Mark Haney wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>
>> Mark Haney wrote:
>>
>>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Doug Pollard wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Excuse me I am not making any sense this morning. This is a second hard
>>>>> drive that auto mounts but has no permissions. I need info on how to
>>>>> give permissions.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Doug
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> A hard drive does not have permissions. It has partitions that may
>>>> have owners and passwords depending on the type. A Windows partition is
>>>> not password anything :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Karl
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I don't think either of you are making sense.
>>>
>>> Doug, if you are automounting a second drive, it's possible the drive is
>>> mounted Read only. An 'ls -l' output of the mounted drive would be
>>> /really/ helpful here.
>>>
>>> There are a couple of reasons this could be.
>>>
>>> One, the drive is now unformatted, meaning no partitions or filesystems
>>> on it. That of course would mean it wouldn't mount at all, but it's
>>> worth mentioning.
>>>
>>> Two, /if/ the drive has windows on it (I couldn't find the rest of this
>>> thread so I don't have a clue if the subject line is accurate or not)
>>> then it's probably an NTFS partition. I don't know if Ubuntu ships with
>>> ntfs-3g by default, but I know the ntfs driver I still use is Read-only.
>>> That would explain the fact that it mounts but there are no
>>> 'permissions' on it. It's only readable.
>>>
>>> If ntfs-3g does come default in ubuntu, you can probably mount the
>>> partition as RW by editing /etc/fstab. Can you post that for us as well?
>>>
>>> However, I don't recommend mounting NTFS as RW even with ntfs-3g. MS is
>>> notorious for altering NTFS in tiny ways even across Service Packs and
>>> makes life interesting when trying to write from linux.
>>>
>>> If the drive doesn't have anything critical on it, I would just fdisk it
>>> and format it with a linux filesystem (ext3 is a good one for general use).
>>>
>>> Please, post the additional info and let us look at it to help you out.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Guys STOP!!! You never ever mount a hard drive. You mount a
>> PARTITION on a hard drive using /etc/fstab or mount -t ext3 ext.
>>
>> Now get it in your heads that it is a partition you mount.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>
>>
>
> You know, I've been doing this a LONG time. I've forgotten more about
> computers than you'll probably ever know. So let me say this loud and
> clear:
>
> WE KNOW THAT. We're not idiots. However, 99 times out of 100 the
> partition encompasses the entire drive, therefore, it's safe to say
> 'mounting the drive'. That, by default means the partition spans the
> entire drive.
>
> Picking nits like this does nothing but take up bandwidth. It is
> UNDERSTOOD that you mount the partition.
>
> Please, I implore you. Stop with the inane, asinine and just plain
> pointless remarks. If you've got nothing to ADD to the conversation,
> then don't add anything at all. I would most of us on this list are
> rather sick of correcting you time and again.
>
> Or, in this case, just telling you to shut up. I hate being such a rude
> person, but get a grip man. This thread was over had you paid
> attention, Doug got the DRIVE mounted before you even sent this message.
>
> Unless and until you have anything relevant to add to the list I'm
> filtering all messages from you. As far as I can tell that will save a
> ton of wasted bandwidth.
>
> I really try to help people, but some people REFUSE to be helped.
>
>
>
>
Well if you would just use the PROPER words for what your doing it
would make it easier for us who have not forgot what you MIGHT have
known. Your a sorry case for an expert when you do not know how to write.
Karl
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