Re: How to make gnus store received mail in the directory /mnt/windows?

[asjo@koldfront.dk (Adam Sjøgren)]

On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:00:29 +0000 (UTC), Rodolfo wrote:

> The MS Windows partition is under the /mnt/windows directory.

You haven't disclosed what filesystem you are using on /mnt/windows
yet.

> 1) I regularly write files and directories from linux into /mnt/windows,
>    without problems. Why does the problem with the NTFS file system
>    only arise when I want gnus to do what I usually do?

If you do this - write new files - you are probably using a
vfat-filesystem and not ntfs?

You can check this with the 'mount' command (just run it without any
arguments).

> 2) If I start emacs as root, and then open gnus from within
>    emacs, then I manage to do what I want.

That sounds like you've got a problem with permissions.

You should double-check that the normal user has permissions to do
what is needed on /mnt/windows.

Do provide details, otherwise helping you will be tedious and
longwinded.

> Finally, do you think a solution is possible, and give some hint
> about how to achieve it?

Look at the mount-options uid, gid, umask, dmask and fmask for fat
(see 'man mount' and /etc/fstab).


  Best regards,

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