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Accessing Windows Partition HELP!!
Name: Young Date: September 4, 2002 at 22:10:44 Pacific OS: Linux Mandrake 8.2 CPU/Ram: AMD 1.4ghz athlon, 256 dd
Comment:
HI, newb to linux need help
i mnted the windows and i can acces it but for some reason i can only access it if i go under 'root', i don't know how to change this, wondering if anyone could help
this is the line on my fstab for the windows mount
Name: sree Date: September 5, 2002 at 05:03:49 Pacific
Reply:
you can use vfat instead of ntfs in your fstab entry. hope this will clear the problem
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Response Number 2
Name: Young Date: September 5, 2002 at 11:08:51 Pacific
Reply:
tried it didn't work :(
i try to access the mandrake control centre under 'root' and went to partition sharing and saved it under 'allow all users to access', but it doesn't seem to help
sometimes i get a message 'cannot save current module' when i acces the mandrake control center, anyone help??
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