bmike1@bmike1:~$ su Password: root@bmike1:/home/knoppix# updatedb /usr/bin/find: error in /etc/mtab: none: No such file or directory root@bmike1:/home/knoppix# jpico /etc/mtab /etc/mtab Row 1 Col 1 0:22 Ctrl-G for help /dev/hda5 / ext3 rw,errors=remount-ro 0 0 /dev/root.old /initrd ext2 rw 0 0 none /proc proc rw 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0 /proc/bus/usb none usbfs rw 0 0 capifs /dev/capi capifs rw,mode=0666 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 vfat rw 0 0 This is probably where I make it so I can pull files out of hda1. Can I make it so I can copy files out of there but not write to the area? -- <:-)~MIKE~(-:> This message has been scanned for viruses by the VEI Internet Automatic Email Spam and Virus Scanner, and is believed to be free of spam or viruses. Please report spam to spamtrap@vei.net. If you would like 98.9 % spam blocked from your E-mail then go to VEI Internet for details. Anti-spam/Anti-virus is FREE with every account. http://www.vei.net/ mailtospamtrap@vei.net