# hard drives **URL:** \ **Category:** SLED Hardware\ **Created:** [November 24, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/hard-drives/24796 "2013-11-24T18:39:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![donbl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@donbl](https://forums.suse.com/u/donbl)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/hard-drives/24796/1 "2013-11-24T18:39:00Z")
I am using suse 11.3 sp3. ``` How do i change some of my hard drives from read only to read/write? thanks don ``` ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/hard-drives/24796/2 "2013-11-24T19:43:02Z")
> [@](#): > > On Sun 24 Nov 2013 04:44:02 PM CST, donbl wrote: > > I am using suse 11.3 sp3. > > How do i change some of my hard drives from read only to > read/write? > > thanks > > don Hi Are you running ext4 on the drives per chance? Else what are the format of the drives/partitions? – Cheers Malcolm °¿° SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890) SLED 11 SP3 (x86\_64) GNOME 2.28.0 Kernel 3.0.101-0.8-default If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface, please show your appreciation and click on the star below… Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![donbl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@donbl](https://forums.suse.com/u/donbl)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/hard-drives/24796/3 "2013-11-25T01:04:35Z")
ext3,ext4 and fat. I know i can edit fstab but i have not done it for some time and have forgotten the commands. don ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/hard-drives/24796/4 "2013-11-25T01:25:35Z")
> [@](#): > > On Sun 24 Nov 2013 11:14:01 PM CST, donbl wrote: > > ext3,ext4 and fat. > > I know i can edit fstab but i have not done it for some time and have > forgotten the commands. > > don Hi OK, then it’s probably the ext4 your having issues with as it’s only supported for reading. You need to set it for rw (which isn’t supported), see the release notes here; [https://www.suse.com/releasenotes/x86\_64/SUSE-SLED/11-SP3/#fate-314864](https://www.suse.com/releasenotes/x86_64/SUSE-SLED/11-SP3/#fate-314864) So can you provide the output from the command; ```auto lsblk ``` Then add the filesystem type (eg ext4) to each partition and the mount points your wanting them to be. – Cheers Malcolm °¿° SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890) SLED 11 SP3 (x86\_64) GNOME 2.28.0 Kernel 3.0.101-0.8-default If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface, please show your appreciation and click on the star below… Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![donbl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@donbl](https://forums.suse.com/u/donbl)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/hard-drives/24796/5 "2013-11-25T05:07:21Z")
```auto NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO MOUNTPOINT sdb 8:16 0 465.8G 0 └─sdb2 8:18 0 465.8G 0 /media/disk-1 sdc 8:32 0 232.9G 0 └─sdc1 8:33 0 232.9G 0 /media/Drive E sdd 8:48 0 232.9G 0 ├─sdd1 8:49 0 12G 0 /media/disk ├─sdd2 8:50 0 1K 0 ├─sdd5 8:53 0 3.9G 0 └─sdd6 8:54 0 217G 0 /media/disk-2 sda 8:0 0 298.1G 0 ├─sda1 8:1 0 297.1G 0 ├─sda2 8:2 0 1G 0 └─nvidia_cfbcghef (dm-0) 253:0 0 298.1G 0 ├─nvidia_cfbcghef_part1 (dm-1) 253:1 0 297.1G 0 └─nvidia_cfbcghef_part2 (dm-2) 253:2 0 1G 0 [SWAP] sde 8:64 0 279.5G 0 ├─sde1 8:65 0 2G 0 [SWAP] ├─sde2 8:66 0 10G 0 / └─sde3 8:67 0 267.5G 0 /home fd0 2:0 1 4K 0 sr0 11:0 1 4.1G 0 /media/SLED-11-SP3-DVD-i58 sr1 11:1 1 1024M 0 ``` don ---
**Author:** ![smflood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/smflood/32/10576_2.png) [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/hard-drives/24796/6 "2013-11-25T16:24:12Z")
On 24/11/2013 16:44, donbl wrote: [color=blue] > I am using suse 11.3 sp3.[/color] Whilst you’ve posted in a forum related to SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED), note that “suse 11.3 sp3” could mean SLED 11 SP3, SLES 11 SP3, or even openSUSE 11.3. Please can you be more specific since your situation and any responses may vary depending on which you’re using. ## HTH. Simon SUSE Knowledge Partner * * * ## If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface, please show your appreciation and click on the star below. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![donbl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@donbl](https://forums.suse.com/u/donbl)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/hard-drives/24796/7 "2013-11-25T20:18:17Z")
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 Service Pack 3 (SP3) ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/hard-drives/24796/8 "2013-11-26T06:08:26Z")
[QUOTE=donbl;17661]` NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO MOUNTPOINT sdb 8:16 0 465.8G 0 └─sdb2 8:18 0 465.8G 0 /media/disk-1 sdc 8:32 0 232.9G 0 └─sdc1 8:33 0 232.9G 0 /media/Drive E sdd 8:48 0 232.9G 0 ├─sdd1 8:49 0 12G 0 /media/disk ├─sdd2 8:50 0 1K 0 ├─sdd5 8:53 0 3.9G 0 └─sdd6 8:54 0 217G 0 /media/disk-2 sda 8:0 0 298.1G 0 ├─sda1 8:1 0 297.1G 0 ├─sda2 8:2 0 1G 0 └─nvidia_cfbcghef (dm-0) 253:0 0 298.1G 0 ├─nvidia_cfbcghef_part1 (dm-1) 253:1 0 297.1G 0 └─nvidia_cfbcghef_part2 (dm-2) 253:2 0 1G 0 [SWAP] sde 8:64 0 279.5G 0 ├─sde1 8:65 0 2G 0 [SWAP] ├─sde2 8:66 0 10G 0 / └─sde3 8:67 0 267.5G 0 /home fd0 2:0 1 4K 0 sr0 11:0 1 4.1G 0 /media/SLED-11-SP3-DVD-i58 sr1 11:1 1 1024M 0 ` don[/QUOTE] Hi So which of the above devices are you wanting to mount via fstab? Can you advise the filesystem in use for each partition your wanting to mount and also where your wanting to add (as in a directory). For example I have a data partition and mount as; ```auto /dev/sda3 /data btrfs rw,noatime,ssd,discard 0 0 ```