Re: Running Mozilla on a dual-boot stystem?

On Fri, 16 May 2003 17:37:17 -0400, DG <david.grant->
wrote:

>
>Gwen Morse wrote:
>> I have a dual boot system running Win2000 and Redhat Linux 9. I'd like
>> to either set up on install to be shared between the two, or, if
>> that's not possible, two installs that point to the same
>> mail/password/config/bookmark/etc files.
>>
>> I have a fat32 partition that mounts under both installs.
>>
>> Is this possible, and if so, are there any references to doing so (or,
>> could someone post basic instructions as to what needs to be pointed
>> "where")?
>>
>> Gwen
>>

>I am doing this as-we-speak. I have my mozilla directory in windows in
>a directory that looks something like:
>
>c:\Documents and Settings\David\Application
>Data\Mozilla\Profiles\default\nvlkjlkadjfk.1\Mail \popmail
>
>And I have symlinks in my .mozilla\default\gakdjkajfdd.5\Mail\popmail
>folder to the mail files in the FAT32 directory above.
>
>I've symlinked each mail file, like Inbox, Sent, Trash, etc..
>individually. You can probably just symlink the entire Mail dir and
>that would probably work just fine.
>
>David


I find I'm unable to make symlinks on my Fat32 partition. I was told
in another ng that it's just not possible, but, if you're doing it
then it must be . Is there something special about how you load it
in /etc/fstab that allows you to create the links?

Gwen

Gwen Morse