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ExtX file system on my usb key

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Mar 15, 20261174 views
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Problem

if I format my usb key with an extX file system, copy some files on it and then give it to a friend for him to add files or modify existing one on this key, then he is rejected by its own system. Because its User ID (UID) nor GID are the same as mine on my machine. How to get rid of this limitation…

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Fix for: ExtX file system on my usb key

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Mount the drive with an option of . This tells the system to give every file newly created/copied on the system permissions of 777, unless told otherwise(such as via cp -p).

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