[NTLUG:Discuss] How do you copy a file from Ext2 file system to vfat?

[Chris Cox]

You may also have to add the following mount option:
umask=0
if you want folks other than "root" to be able to
write to the vfat file system.
(there's probably a less wide-open mask setting...)

Steve Baker wrote:
> 
> > Chandrashekar Subramanian wrote:
> 
> > How do you copy a file from your linux partition to you dos/windows partition??
> 
> The same way you copy any file.
> 
> > If you mount a vfat device such as /dev/hda1 it only allows you copy files
> > from the dos partition to the windows partition. How do you do the reverse.
> 
> It should work both ways - have you perhaps specified that it should be mounted Read-Only
> in /etc/fstab by mistake?  Look for a 'ro' in the comma separated list to the right
> on the line that starts /dev/hda1 - if it's there, just edit it out and re-mount
> /dev/hda1 and all should be well.
> 
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