On Sat, Jan 16, 1999 at 03:27:55PM +0000, Rich Harran. wrote: > rwx for group), but this doesn't work, and I can't even chmod the > permissions as root. If I type > > chmod --verbose g+w /mnt > it claims to have changed the permissions, but doesn't actually.
the vfat filesystem doesn't support permissions; everything you mount will have the permissions defined by your umask. if you need file perms you might want to look into the umsdos filesystem; try "man fs" for a little more. Rob -- The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. -- Oscar Wilde