Problem mounting drives

[linkinstreet]

Hi, I just installed Kubuntu last night. I have some problem mounting other partitions other than the one that I installed kubuntu into. all the other partition are denied access, doesn't matter what file system it is, wether it's NTFS or ext3. I can only mount USB thumb drive. How can i rectify this?

[integr8e]

Re: Problem mounting drives

Please, press Alt+F2 and type the command

kate /etc/fstab

and copy & paste its contents here.

[cajunlibra]

Re: Problem mounting drives

try this:

sudo aptitude remove --purge evms

it solved the issue for me: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=580132

[linkinstreet]

Re: Problem mounting drives

Can only do tonight. The pc is at home and I'm at office

[linkinstreet]

Re: Problem mounting drives

Please, press Alt+F2 and type the command

kate /etc/fstab

and copy & paste its contents here.

there isn nothing in fstab. apparently my problem is that my account does not have admin privilages and only root can mount these drives. Which is strange as with Ubuntu and Xbuntu version of Gutsy i have no problem mounting them

[integr8e]

Re: Problem mounting drives

Ok, sorry about that :P Use the command:

kdesu kate /etc/fstab

Type your password when prompted and you'll be root; that should fix your problem.

Likewise, whenever you need to use root privileges, use the keyword "sudo" (such as "sudo apt-get update" and "sudo apt-get upgrade" in Konsole) for command line code, and "kdesu" (or "kdesudo" in Gutsy) for GUI (Graphical User Interface) apps.

[Snowhog]

Re: Problem mounting drives

there isn nothing in fstab.

That, I am almost certainly sure, is an impossibility! In fact, it is impossible. If you are booting, then there is an /etc/fstab and it has settings in it. Are you absolutely sure you typed in the indicated command correctly? An easier way is to open a konsole shell and type:

cat /etc/fstab

Then copy and paste the output into a reply here.

[Snowhog]

Re: Problem mounting drives

integr8e -

Either way - kate /etc/fstab or kdesu kate /etc/fstab - would work. If linkinstreet got nothing, then the command was typed incorrectly.

[integr8e]

Re: Problem mounting drives

integr8e -

Either way - kate /etc/fstab or kdesu kate /etc/fstab - would work. If linkinstreet got nothing, then the command was typed incorrectly.

Thanks for the tip, I thought the first command would work (I didn't want him to accidentally change anything as root :P), and I wasn't thinking about "cat /etc/fstab"; it's good to know you've got my back.

[Snowhog]

Re: Problem mounting drives

cat, pg, more from a konsole are nice commands for use on printable files in a konsole. It's fast (non-GUI) and because you are only 'printing' the contents, there is no risk to the file it self (as might exist if one was to actually 'open' the file in an editor).

[integr8e]

Re: Problem mounting drives

Good stuff, good stuff

[kubicle]

Re: Problem mounting drives

cat, pg, more from a konsole are nice commands for use on printable files in a konsole.

And let's not forget less ('man less' for info), since 'less is more'

[Snowhog]

Re: Problem mounting drives

Okay, let's not forget tail and head either.

[integr8e]

Re: Problem mounting drives

It feels like Christmas!!!

linkinstreet, just jump in whenever you feel like it (I almost forgot the purpose of this thread :P)

[kubicle]

Re: Problem mounting drives

linkinstreet, just jump in whenever you feel like it (I almost forgot the purpose of this thread :P)

Ah yes, the thread privateers have hi-jacked a thread once again, back to the original problem...