Here are far-better alternative default vfat mount options for gnome (this suggested fix has been copied from this related bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118283)
Basically, instead of the vfat mount option "umask=022", you instead use "dmask=022" and "fmask=133" Here is a procedure for testing and verify this suggested fix. 1. Within gconf-editor, I used the "Find" tool to search for "vfat" (searching also in all key names and key values). This returned the key "/system/storage/default_options/vfat" 2. I deleted the umask key, then added the 2 keys you suggested as follows: dmask=022 fmask=133 3. Unmount all vfat drives, remount them again so these new mounting options get used. Now all directories/folders on my vfat USB flash drives and USB external hard drives are presented with the permissions: drwxr-xr-x ...and all files on my vfat USB flash drives and USB external hard drives are presented with the permissions: -rw-r--r-- Perfect! These permissions nicely match the default permissions you'd get for all newly-created files and directories under the default umask of 022 (that Ubuntu sets up by default for all users in /etc/profile) -- Mount options for VFAT in gnome-mount not working and/or defaults not appropriate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/178154 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
