Mounting an extra drive in Ubuntu - some access issues

[Brian_G]

Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS on a Quad Core i3 with 8GB RAM
250 GB SSD

Have added a 500 GB HDD
Had some initial mounting issues but came right months ago.... or so I thought - but some s/w doesn't like it re access rights.

So, used sudo chown to grant general permissions for the /media folder route to accessing it, but this didn't help the problem s/w items.
Then noticed that one of the apps was trying to access the HDD via the /run folder route - granting permissions here causes some minor instability, which sorted itself out but re-locked most of the folder's access, and still doesn't work even for accessible areas...... so looks like I'm in a dead-end now :- (

Seems ridiculous, such issues to simply access one's own files, and one of the types of reasons I don't recommend moving away from Windows usage for most.
Anyone have any ideas?
(Not going to fiddle too deeply though, this PC is working well now and don't want to risk anything.)

 

[oldBastard]

The disk mounted on /media or on a folder within /media?

What is the output of

df -h

 

[Brian_G]

The disk mounted on /media or on a folder within /media?

Folder within it, but I did grant permission for sub-folders. And of course read/write access for all in my file manager.

What is the output of

df -h

 

[oldBastard]

Folder within it, but I did grant permission for sub-folders. And of course read/write access for all in my file manager.


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Does the applications have the rights to the folders it needs?

What is the output of

ls -l /media/brian/HDD/

 

[Brian_G]

Does the applications have the rights to the folders it needs?

I gave rights to myself & the group (and also to Other where I could). Nobody else uses the PC, no other ID's.

What is the output of

ls -l /media/brian/HDD/

 

[oldBastard]

You have given all rights.

Anything in the logs?

/var/log/syslog

 

[Brian_G]

You have given all rights.

Anything in the logs?

/var/log/syslog

Reply is Permission Denied

 

[oldBastard]

Can you post the full error?

 

[Brian_G]

Can you post the full error?

XDM (a popular download accelerator) - just gets stuck when saving to within "HDD". No problems saving to the SSD.

Filefly (recommended for file transfers, via our private LAN) - states that access is denied. Haven't finished setting it up, so no further info.
Do you want a screenshot?

All other access seems fine, including file manager, another download app, and any downloads directly via my Firefox browser.

 

[oldBastard]

Yeah you can send a screenshot

 

[Brian_G]

 

[Brian_G]

Weird stuff.. maybe a small bug somewhere, given that there were initial mount problems too.
Guess I'll just live with it, not major.

 

[oldBastard]

Sorry got roped into a meeting yesterday afternoon.

what is the output of

ls -l /media/brian/

Weird stuff.. maybe a small bug somewhere, given that there were initial mount problems too.
Guess I'll just live with it, not major.

 

[Brian_G]

Sorry got roped into a meeting yesterday afternoon.

what is the output of

ls -l /media/brian/

No worries, and thanks.

total 4
drwxrwxrwx 6 brian brian 4096 Jan 6 08:22 HDD

 

[oldBastard]

I presume it's an internal drive and not external?

 

[Brian_G]

I'm wondering if I should give permissions to the /dev folder, based on post #3

Also, network sharing using the Samba s/w?
But not just doing anything, you're the pilot.

 

[oldBastard]

I think the best is to pvt message, than posting in forum.