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On Tue, 30 Aug 2016 17:08:26 -0700, Grant wrote: |
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> > You can't control ownership and permissions of existing files with |
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> > mount options on a Linux filesystem. See man mount. |
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> So in order to use a USB stick between multiple Gentoo systems with |
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> ext2, I need to make sure my users have matching UIDs/GIDs? |
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Yes, I said that when I first mentioned ext2. |
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> I think |
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> this is how I ended up on NTFS in the first place. Is there a |
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> filesystem that will make that unnecessary and exhibit better |
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> reliability than NTFS? |
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FAT is tried and tested as long as you can live with the file size |
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limitations. But USB sticks are not that reliable to start with, so |
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relying on the filesystem to preserve your important files is not enough. |
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You have spent far more time on this than you would have spent making |
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backups of the file! |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Use Colgate toothpaste or end up with teeth like a Ferengi. |
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