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> So, I set up /etc/fstab to mount the Win95 partition to /mnt/Win95,
> modelling the fstab entry after the one for the Linux root filesystem
> (substituting "vfat" for "ext2").  It works, but only allows read/write
> access from the root account -- normal users get read-only.

> How can I set this up so the Win95 partition is mounted at boot
> time and everyone gets read/write access?

> --
>   Roger Blake
>   (remove second "g" from address for email)

> I just installed Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 for a friend to start weaning him
> off of Winblows 95.  He'd like to have access to his old files through
> Linux, particularly his Microshaft Word files using WordPerfect or
> StarOffice.

> So, I set up /etc/fstab to mount the Win95 partition to /mnt/Win95,
> modelling the fstab entry after the one for the Linux root filesystem
> (substituting "vfat" for "ext2").  It works, but only allows read/write
> access from the root account -- normal users get read-only.

> How can I set this up so the Win95 partition is mounted at boot
> time and everyone gets read/write access?

> --
>   Roger Blake
>   (remove second "g" from address for email)

> > I just installed Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 for a friend to start weaning him
> > off of Winblows 95.  He'd like to have access to his old files through
> > Linux, particularly his Microshaft Word files using WordPerfect or
> > StarOffice.

> > So, I set up /etc/fstab to mount the Win95 partition to /mnt/Win95,
> > modelling the fstab entry after the one for the Linux root filesystem
> > (substituting "vfat" for "ext2").  It works, but only allows read/write
> > access from the root account -- normal users get read-only.

> > How can I set this up so the Win95 partition is mounted at boot
> > time and everyone gets read/write access?

> > --
> >   Roger Blake
> >   (remove second "g" from address for email)

> --
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> > > I just installed Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 for a friend to start weaning
him
> > > off of Winblows 95.  He'd like to have access to his old files through
> > > Linux, particularly his Microshaft Word files using WordPerfect or
> > > StarOffice.

> > > So, I set up /etc/fstab to mount the Win95 partition to /mnt/Win95,
> > > modelling the fstab entry after the one for the Linux root filesystem
> > > (substituting "vfat" for "ext2").  It works, but only allows
read/write
> > > access from the root account -- normal users get read-only.

> > > How can I set this up so the Win95 partition is mounted at boot
> > > time and everyone gets read/write access?
> I don't want to mount on fat 16, is there an alternative command?