[SOLVED] How to mount a drive for writing?

jpmelos · 2011-05-15 22:09:04

Hello, guys.

I'd like to know how can I mount a drive and be able to write on it?

I'm trying to mount my external HD (plugged in the e-SATA), but when I try to write on it, it says "operation not permitted" (using cp, mv or any command that writes).

To mount it, I'm using

# mount -o rw,user,defaults,exec,umask=1000 /dev/sdb1 /media/files/

What is weird, because I thought option rw was there to let me read and write to the drive. I've tried to write as root also, but that won't work either.

Thank you.

Last edited by jpmelos (2011-05-15 23:09:26)

nybegynner · 2011-05-15 22:14:29

which filesystem is used on the drive? also instead of mounting the drive manually with mount, you can define the mountpoints and mount options in /etc/fstab.

Last edited by nybegynner (2011-05-15 22:16:49)

jpmelos · 2011-05-15 22:27:12

Hi, nybegynner.

I'm using ntfs (to allow occasional usage from a Windows machine when I'm at public computers).

I've tried automated mount with /etc/fstab, using those same parameters I mentioned in the previous post, and it didn't work either.

Thank you.

karol · 2011-05-15 22:47:03

jpmelos wrote:

I'm using ntfs (to allow occasional usage from a Windows machine when I'm at public computers).

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ntfs

jpmelos · 2011-05-15 23:08:58

Hi, karol!

Thank you very much, worked great!!

Arch Linux

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[SOLVED] How to mount a drive for writing?

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