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boogaloo

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Posted: Mar. 28 2005,02:19

I've finally successfully formatted my drives, but i can't write to them. I was wondering how I would go about this from the command screen. Thanks in advance, I know its probably something ultra simple....I'm soooooo new to linux.

mikshaw

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Posted: Mar. 28 2005,02:52

If they are linux partitions you can add "rw" to their options in /etc/fstab:
/dev/hda4 /mnt/dsl ext2 rw,users 0 0

If they are non-linux partitions i can't help you.

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boogaloo

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Posted: Mar. 28 2005,03:33

Well, I am close now, but I can't edit /etc/fstab without being root. Is there a quick way to do this through the root terminal?

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Posted: Mar. 28 2005,04:49

"sudo vi /etc/fstab" "sudo nano /etc/fstab" or "sudo beaver /etc/fstab" in any non-root term

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