[wplug] Win98/Linux data sharing

[Paul G Cantalupo]

Here's what my fstab says:

/dev/hda1      /dosc    vfat    defaults,umask=022,uid=lupey   1    1

I have a Win98 partition as well and this allows me (lupey) as a regular
user to r/w on that partition.

Paul

> > My primary computer is a dual-boot machine, and most
> > of my data rests on a DOS partition, which is
> > shareable over my home network.
> >
> > I would like r/w access to this partition under
> > Linux,
> > and don't know how to accomplish that. When I boot
> > to
> > Linux, the partition's owner and group are both
> > listed
> > as "root." Therefore when I try to write to this
> > partition (under my everyday user id), I can't,
> > because I lack permissions. And of course, I don't
> > want to do everyday work as "root".
> >
> > I tried, as root, to change the permissions with
> > chmod, to no effect.
> >
> > What should I do?
> >
> > Elwin G.
> >
> >
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