Re: [tlug] Trouble with external USB hard disk: /etc/fstab was mucked; simply and don't fight defaults

[David Bernat <dbernat@example.com>]

Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

> Only if the "where" you use it in is in the configuration of the
> "where" you want to know about!  This is pretty clearly not the case
> for David, whose hardware keeps moving from one device to another
> because he keeps plugging and unplugging it, and whose device special
> files seem to be found in odd places (though not at the present time,
> just to confuse matters further).  That is relevant, as it succeeded
> in confusing not only him but a couple of those who presumed to advise
> him.
>
> It would be a good idea for him to do "sfdisk -l | lpr" or the
> equivalent once he gets his system into a happy state, for sure.


The hard disk is mounted in a place where it will not conflict with 
other system files. Thanks to all for the advice given.

The remaining problem has to do with permissions. I can read the disk,
I can copy from the disk, but I can neither create folders/files on
the disk nor copy files to the disk.

Looking at properties gives the option of changing read/write 
permissions, but the changes do not take.