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Re:Vboxsf fixes for 5.14-1 by shikoba on Monday July 19, 2021 @06:59AM (#27881152)
You can't use easily ext2 on an external storage because of permissions.
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Re:Vboxsf fixes for 5.14-1 by MisterTea on Monday July 19, 2021 @07:44AM (#27881496)
That's because Linux and OSX ignore NTFS permissions making it work more like FAT.

Plug an existing NTFS drive from one Windows system into another Windows system and you get a similar issue where opening a home directory requires you to take ownership.

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Re:Vboxsf fixes for 5.14-1 by shikoba on Thursday July 22, 2021 @07:51AM (#27917797)
But Linux refuse to ignore permissions on an ext2.
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Re:Vboxsf fixes for 5.14-1 by harry8 on Monday July 19, 2021 @07:10AM (#27881240)
Isn't that how it's mounted that matters there?
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Re:Vboxsf fixes for 5.14-1 by shikoba on Thursday July 22, 2021 @07:50AM (#27917791)
I never find an option to ignore permissions.
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