Due to lack of space on a DSL USB boot, I've been trying to compile software from a network hd (Maxtor Shared Storage+) connected directly to a Linksys router.
Although I can copy files to/from the hd, I am unable to set permissions (i.e. chmod +x) on files stored on the drive and thus the compile fails.
The network hd (which I know uses Linux internally) is mounted using the Samba extension and I have have connected to it both as user and admin. The hd user accounts were originally setup from a w2k machine using the Maxtor browser setup application but I don't think this should have a bearing on setting permissions.
Does anyone have an idea what the problem might be?Filesystem fat32? Samba not getting permissions? Those are the ones that first come in mind...
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Filesystem fat32?
I'm not sure - I know the hd is managed by a Linux based mini-OS as Maxtor are obliged to publish the code under the GPL and there are media-server hacks available on the web. Effectively the filesystem appears to be hidden from the user.
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Samba not getting permissions?
I'm not sure what is meant by this? I mount the drive via Samba, but is there something to check?I mean, Samba was meant for Win sharing, and Win didn't support permissions..www.openmss.org
Install it, setup Samba for any windows pc you need, and set up the nfs server for any DSL pc you need. Permission issue solved.
Though I thought that most linux distros "ignored" permissions on windows drives, i.e. seeing everything owned by the current user and his group as well as 755 permissions. I know thats what OS X does and I have a feeling DSL does too, but I mostly use thumb drives, not samba shares.Next Page...
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