Access to Linux (ext3) & Windows (FAT32) partitions (from Ubuntu 9.04)

[Liam Proven]

2009/8/10 Cybe R. Wizard <cyber_wizard at mindspring.com>:
> On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:25:04 -0700
> NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> On 08/10/2009 05:37 AM, Fred Roller wrote:
>> > On Mon, 2009-08-10 at 17:20 +0530, Jay Mistry wrote:
>> >> jaymist at LinuxUbuntu:~$ fdisk -l
>> >
>> > Your command is wrong, try to sudo:
>> >
>> > sudo fdisk -l
>> >
>> > just running fdisk as user will return nil results.
>>
>> WFM:
>> $ fdisk -l
>
> [snip]
>
> And here (Hardy) it requires sudo.  I wonder what gives with the
> differences?
>
> Cybe R. Wizard
> --
> When Windows are opened the bugs come in.
>        Winduhs

That's a good point, I meant to mention that but forgot. Both fdisk &
its kin and mount require sudo, so I tend to do

sudo -s

and then work in a root shell for a while. Close it after use, though!

FWIW, I tend to use sfdisk for listing partitions:

sudo sfdisk -l

Bare fdisk for manipulating them, or cfdisk for people who are happier
with menus than command lines - but these days, there's gparted for
that.

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