On Sat, 3 May 2025 at 10:23, Haines Brown <hai...@histomat.net> wrote:
> I want to enable a user to copy files to a USB key mounted on a directory > under /media. Hi, what type of filesystem is on the USB key? extt4? vfat? Something else????? > I can change the ownership of that directory to that of the user, but > when I mount the the key on it the ownsrhip reverts to root. As the > result a user cannot copy files to the key. I would enable the user to > copy files to the key and preserve their ownership. > > This must be a common problem, but I have not found a solution on > line or in man mount. Did you read the 'Non-superuser mounts' section of 'man mount'?
