Re: Write to floppy?

When I put a floppy in it opens as read only. I've tried accessing as
root and trying to mount it with -w as root. It just won't let me.
Anyone know why?

Look at your settings via the gui:

1. Open "System / Administration / Users and Groups"
2. Highlight the user in question and select "Properties"
3. Select the "User Privileges" tab
4. Make sure "Use floppy drives" is checked

hth
-rich

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