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USB key - access problems

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• Started 11 years ago by DentistDan
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   DentistDan
   

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   I can mount my 4gb usb using mountbox

   /media/usb

   I can see the files no problem but I cannot copy files to the disk without 'permission denied'.

   I can change to root and all is fine - but it's a pain

   my login name is: neoware

   How can I get the USB key mounted so I can just access and save the files?

   Thanks
   Dan

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   Ceel
   

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   Change the owner for /media/usb:

   open /media with PCman as root, right click on usb, Properties, Permissions or

   open a terminal as root and type
   # chown -R neoware /media/usb

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   DentistDan
   

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   I have tried

   chmod 777 USB
   chown -R neoware:neoware USB

   This changes the file permissions

   Then I use system tools - mount devices and the permission are mysteriously changed back to root.

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   DentistDan
   

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   O.K. That may have been misleading. I had chmodded and chowned and created so many folders I didn't know what was happening.

   In the end I found an easy way

   applications - system tools - mount devices

   mount selected device on - choose a folder
   double click on the drive you want to mount - mount read/write
   once it has mounted
   double click on the drive again - browse

   Please understand these concepts are a little strange for an ex windows user. USB was always just plug 'n' play.

   Posted 11 years ago #

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