How to auto mount a flash drive with root and read/write/execute privileges
I have an issue with mounting my Flash drive on Ubuntu 10.04 with write privileges. It's currently partitioned as Fat32 with Label KINGSTON but when I insert it into the Laptop it reads it as usb0, read-only privileges.
What I've had to do so that it is writable is to unmount it using Disk Utility and mount it again, and then it picks it up as KINGSTON with root privileges.
What I want is to automatically mount the flash drive with root privileges without going to Disk Utility to set this. Any help would be appreciated.
Solution 1:
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Open the terminal using:
Menu: Applications menu -> Accessories -> Terminal.
Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T
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And type the following:
sudo fdisk -l
The output should be similar to:
karthick@Ubuntu-desktop:~$ sudo fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00af00af Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 3188 25607578+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda2 3189 4462 10233405 83 Linux /dev/sda3 4463 19458 120449002+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/sda5 4463 9561 40957686 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda6 9562 14660 40957686 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda7 14661 19255 36905984 83 Linux /dev/sda8 19255 19458 1626112 82 Linux swap / Solaris Disk /dev/sdb: 4022 MB, 4022337024 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 489 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000b5e92 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 1 489 3927861 7 HPFS/NTFS
My flash drive is located at /dev/sdb1 (yours may vary).
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Make the following ajustments:
For NTFS file system:
You should edit the
fstab
file. Type the following in terminal:sudo gedit /etc/fstab
At the bottom of the fstab file paste the following:
/dev/sdb1 /media/Datas ntfs-3g defaults 0 0
For FAT 16/32 file system run the following in terminal:
sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /media/Datas -o uid=1000,gid=100,utf8,dmask=027,fmask=137
Note: You should create the mount point, in terminal type the following:
sudo mkdir /media/Datas
sudo mount -a
Related Reading:
Mount/USB - Community Ubuntu Documentation
Fstab - Community Ubuntu Documentation
Solution 2:
This might sound like a bizarre answer, but I just ran into the same problem - it's worth a look.
Make sure you don't have the usbmount
application installed - it seems to cause conflicts and mounts your USB drives to the "usb#" folders that you mentioned.
More information is available in the related Ubuntu forums post.