You might try adding the umask option.
umask=0222
Anthony
On 5/6/05, Mark Phillips <
mark@phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote:
> I am trying to figure out the correct parameters to mount my iPod.
>
> I am running kernel 2.6.7-1-386 with Debian sarge. The iPod is accessed
> as a scsi device, and I am using gtkpod to access the device. However, I
> am having a problem just running mount to access the iPod's drive correctly.
>
> No matter what combination of parameters I try, the file permissions for
> the mounted files end up as user and group 99, which I think are root,
> and I cannot get rw permissions for the files.
>
> For example,
>
> mount -t hfsplus -o rw,defaults,user /dev/sda3 /media/ipod0
>
> results in
> #mount
> /dev/sda3 on /media/ipod0 type hfsplus (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>
> and
>
> #ls -al /media/ipod0
> total 1029
> drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10 May 5 10:13 .
> drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 May 6 07:53 ..
> d-wx-wx-wt 1 99 99 3 Apr 7 2004 .Trashes
> ---------- 1 root root 8388608 Jan 15 2004 .journal
> ---------- 1 root root 4096 Jan 15 2004 .journal_info_block
> drwxr--r-- 1 emily emily 2 Dec 28 1962 Calendars
> d--x--x--x 1 emily emily 4 Jan 23 1963 Contacts
> d--x--x--x 1 emily emily 3 Jan 23 1963 Notes
> drwxrwxrwx 1 99 99 5 May 5 13:30 iPod_Control
>
> I cannot read or write any of the files in Calendars, Contacts or Notes
> (no rw) and I cannot add music to iPod_Control (because of the
> user/group 99).
>
> I read the man page for mount and it says "defaults" should set these
> options - rw, suid, dev, exec, auto, nouser, and async, and user should
> trump the nouser option for defaults. I want the owner and group to be
> "user" (emily, in this case) and to have "rw" permissions on all the files.
>
> Can someone help me unravel the mysteries of mount? My daughter is
> really pestering me to get her new iPod to work...She is even
> threatening to re-install Windows on her machine to run iTunes!!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>
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