Re: Permissions, USB drive

On 16.02.2024 15.37, Jonathan N. Little wrote:
> db wrote:
>> I work under Kubuntu.
>> I have a USB drive that U se as backup and somehow I
>> set it up so that it is root who has all permissions.
>> So I have to precede every copy command with sudo, etc.
>> I take it I have to into root in order to give me, the
>> user, these permissions, but how do I do that?
>> When I do a right click for Properties and go into
>> advanced Permissions, I get a faded screen, and nothing
>> works, no doubt because I'm not root.
> 
> 
> <https://askubuntu.com/questions/1208236/mounting-usb-mass-storage-devices-without-root-access>
> 
Thanks, but I have no problem mounting the stick. After I
have, I then have to precede every data transfer by "sudo",
which is pain in the neck. This, as I wrote, is no doubt
due to root having all permissions, and only root.
-- 
Dieter Britz