> when my FAT32 file systems are mounted at
> boot time the owner and group are "root".
> As a regular user I can read files but not
> write them.
>
> I have the user option in my /etc/fstab file
> like so:
> /dev/hdc6 /matrox/mx6 vfat defaults,user 0 2
>
> so I can `umount' and then `remount' as a regular
> user and then I'm the owner and group and I have
> read write permission.
>
> so what's the point of having this file system
> automatically mounted at boot time? Or is there
> another way around this?
>
In this case having this file system automatically mounted at boot time
only saves you the need for mount/umount it.
I know of two ways to accomplish what you want:
1. use mount uid and gid options:
[20:14:55 /tmp]$ grep MS /etc/fstab
/dev/hda1 /MS vfat defaults,noauto,umask=002,uid=0,gid
=500 0 0
[20:15:03 /tmp]$ grep dos /etc/group
dos:x:500:shaul
[20:15:14 /tmp]$
2. use the mtools.
This will eliminate the need for mount/umount.
[20:16:25 /tmp]$ mdir c:/linux
Volume in drive C has no label
Volume Serial Number is 2820-11DF
Directory for C:/linux
. <DIR> 12-14-1998 12:38
.. <DIR> 12-14-1998 12:38
loadlin exe 32208 05-01-1996 0:44
linuxb~1 bat 44 06-30-2000 22:39 linux.bat.bat
vmlinu~1 17 461562 09-19-2000 22:31 vmlinuz-2.2.17
5 files 493 814 bytes
139 886 592 bytes free
[20:16:46 /tmp]$
> - greg s.
>
>
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