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List:       kde-user
Subject:    Re: users cannot format floppy with KFloppy
From:       Klaus Wachtler <kde () wachtler ! de>
Date:       2000-02-28 12:20:12
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On Sun, Feb 27, 2000 at 11:07:35PM -0800, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
> Casey....good question, I don't know.  My fd0 is set at 660 and
> works just fine that way.
> 
> Alan
> 
> 
> "Rivyn (Casey Shobe)" wrote:
> > 
> > On Sun, 27 Feb 2000, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
> > > Casey....in 666 no execute bits are set, in 777 all three
> > > execute bits are set.  That means in 666 nobody can execute, but
> > > in 777 everyone can execute.
> > 
> > That's what I thought, but why have execute permission on a floppy?
> > 
> > - Rivyn [ Casey Allen Shobe ] - KDE Artists Team
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The device you want to mount does not need execution bit set (/dev/fd0
or whatever). But the directory where you mount it to needs the bit
set because the user wants to make a "cd ..." to it. 

Klaus
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