Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 00:55:22 -0400 From: Steve <steve@digitalbluesky.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: how to format an external usb drive with a freebsd partititon under freebsd 5.3 Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.0.20050516005230.0203f110@mail.digitalbluesky.net>
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I've done a google search, read the freebsd handbook and searched the mailing list archives...maybe I'm not using the right search terms but I'm not finding the information I need...or I'm misunderstanding something on a fundamental level. I have a 120 gig western digital usb drive with a FAT32 file system connected to a freebsd 5.3 box that I can mount and read/write to okay . But (and I think this is correct) when I backup files from my freebsd 5.3 box to this drive, the file permissions aren't being maintained. That is because it's a FAT32 files system correct? I've always in the past backed up linux/freebsd files to other linux/freebsd boxes so this is the first time I'm dealing with this. What is the correct way to format this FAT32 usb drive so I can put freebsd files on it and maintain the proper owner and file permissions. I've tried to do this with sysinstall based on the instructions in the freebsd handbook but I get an error that freebsd can't write the partition. The usb drive is currently mounted, is that the problem? Steve Bopple www.digitalbluesky.net
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