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Date:      Tue, 25 May 1999 12:37:47 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Lukas Ruf <lpruf@stud.ee.ethz.ch>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: mounting FAT Partitions -- and 3.1 -> 3.2 Upgrade
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905251237260.13061-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9905251015060.12633-100000@tardis-a2.ee.ethz.ch>

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On Tue, 25 May 1999, Lukas Ruf wrote:

> Hi list,
> 
> when I mount a fat partition at boot up (with /etc/fstab), the
> partition/mount point will be read only for the normal users. I
> specified explicitely the rw option in fstab but the mount point
> remained read only. Then I tried  chmod a=rwx <mountpoint> as root but
> the mount point remained read only.

Set the perms on the mountpoint before mouting the fs.

> I currently use 3.1 FreeBSD Release and intend to upgrade to 3.2. Is
> there any possible risk of loosing the installation?

No, not that I've heard of.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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