Hi! If you mount something to a directory, it shows up there instead of the directory. This is why chown *before* the mount has no effect. You could chown *after* the mount, or use the -o uid=john option for mount. Mount also has many other options, but avoid making things too complex.
Eric > I sudo umount /dev/sda9, then sudo chown john:john /mnt/e > verify that is now john:john > then, . . . I sudo mount /dev/sda9 /mnt/e > and look at e with dir and its now root:root ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
