VFAT read-only except for root

[jtannenba]

This answers one of my long-standing questions!
very good George-I'll try it Sat when I have time
to sit at the Redhat box.
Joe
Ps...Now, have you used the exclude-files option on
tar on Solaris?

Joe
--- George Toft <george@georgetoft.com> wrote:
> Mount the Win98 file system as a user.  The
> filesystem assumes
> the ownership of the user that mounted it.
> 
> You will either have to remove that entry from
> /etc/fstab, or
> umount it as root, then remount it as your user. 
> There are
> other options in between, like adding a user clause
> to the 
> fstab options to make it easier to mount as your
> user.
> 
> George
> 
> 
> 
> Victor Odhner wrote:
> > 
> > I would appreciate any advice on how I could write
> to Win98
> > files from a Linux application as an ordinary
> user, other
> > than making my application suid root.  I guess I'm
> hoping
> > for some obscure option or tool that will bridge
> the gap
> > for me.
> > 
> > All VFAT files appear as mode 644, owned by root. 
> Even root
> > isn't allowed to change the mode -- I guess the
> filesystem has
> > no way to record stuff like that.  I also can't
> create symlinks.
> > 
> > It would be nice if Linux would create Windows
> shortcuts in
> > lieu of symlinks, and would recognize shortcuts as
> if they were
> > symlinks.  Maybe they'll get to this in the
> future.  Of course
> > not even all Windows apps recognize shortcuts!  Go
> figure ...
> > 
> > I run on a dual-boot Win98/RH7.1 system.  I bring
> up Linux
> > using loadlin from the command prompt.
> > 
> > I was pleased to learn that my Linux kernel can
> inded support
> > VFAT, to look at my Win98 FAT16 volumes and to
> display long
> > file names.  One obscure piece of trivia is that
> you don't see
> > this displayed as one of the supported types (I
> forget what
> > query I used that didn't show this), and I was
> thinking I
> > would have to recompile the kernel.
> > 
> > VFAT access works fine, and I can use shell and
> Perl scripts
> > conveniently to tear through the Windows file
> system (as root)
> > on search 'n destroy missions -- with due caution.
>  I have my
> > Windows system volume marked as read only to avoid
> any serious
> > SNAFUs.  I also recently installed Cygwin, but
> since it's stuck
> > in the Windows file system I can't reach over the
> line to work
> > on my Linux files.
> > 
> > I know -- I really need to upgrade to a hotter box
> and install
> > VMWare, but I don't have a toys budget right now.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Vic
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