Ahhhh - Dennis - ignore the email I just posted - I'm obviously mssing something out here - I'll check tonight and whinge if I still can't work it out. Steve Flynn IBM MVS Operations Analyst Dan Ros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 16/02/2000 18:03:19 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: (bcc: Steve Flynn/UK/Contr/IBM) Subject: Re: [newbie] Why can't non-root user save to DOS partion? >Is there something special about mounted DOS partitions that I need to know >about as far as permissions are concerned? I'm being forced to work as root >because otherwise I have no ability to write to DOS partitions. There must be a >way around this!? Please help. I think it is because it is a FAT partition, permissions do not work. Instead , you have to edit /etc/fstab and specify the general permissions. Don't knowt the details, try man mount for info. -- http://www.uplink.freeuk.com - ICQ: 15212336 No witty comment or quote required.
