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Help How to give myself privelages on newly created partition

Asked by Nolan

Have a 80GB HD I installed Ubuntu 8.10 on a second partition and reformatted the first partition /dev/sdb1.

I want to move a few files from my Ubuntu partition to the newly formated partition. The system tells me I don't have owner privileges. In terminal mode how do a access /dev/sdb1 and what commands do I issue to give myself ownership and privileges???

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Best Greg (rylar22) said : 		#1

To move files to a partition you must have the partition formatted (which you've done), and mounted. Mounting connects the disk partition to a folder in the file system so that you can begin using it.

When I install Ubuntu, I mount /home on my second partition. /home is where all my documents and program settings go. That way when I reformat Ubuntu, My computer is exactly like it was before I deleted my operating system. Since your already past the install phase, if you wanted to mount the folder you can use the "mount" command, and if you want the mount command to last over a reboot you have to edit your /etc/fstab file.

Here is a link that explains how to mount drives with nice screen shots: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/mountlinux

If your looking for a Graphical solution: type sudo apt-get install disk-manager into your terminal, or install disk-manager via add/remove programs. This will add disk manager to your system administration menu, and allow you to mount and unmount drives to folders without using the command line.

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Nolan (nolanzoe) said : 		#2

That link is correct for the fix!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nolan (nolanzoe) said : 		#3

Thanks Greg I got it now..fixed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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 Nolan Phillips
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Subject: Re: [Question #53263]: Help How to give myself privelages on newly created partition

Your question #53263 on Ubuntu changed:
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    Status: Open => Answered

Greg proposed the following answer:
To move files to a partition you must have the partition formatted
(which you've done), and mounted. Mounting connects the disk partition
to a folder in the file system so that you can begin using it.

When I install Ubuntu, I mount /home on my second partition. /home is
where all my documents and program settings go. That way when I reformat
Ubuntu, My computer is exactly like it was before I deleted my operating
system. Since your already past the install phase, if you wanted to
mount the folder you can use the "mount" command, and if you want the
mount command to last over a reboot you have to edit your /etc/fstab
file.

Here is a link that explains how to mount drives with nice screen shots:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/mountlinux

If your looking for a Graphical solution: type sudo apt-get install
disk-manager into your terminal, or install disk-manager via add/remove
programs. This will add disk manager to your system administration menu,
and allow you to mount and unmount drives to folders without using the
command line.

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