Hi Chris,

Any access to the mount point refers to the directory (can be the
root) of a filesystem(FS) that got mounted. So, attempts to perform
any operation (provided you have appropriate privileges) on the mount
point is, in actual, operating on the mounted directory of the FS.

ls/find gets the owner and group identification numbers from the
database that your system is configured to use, like, /etc/passwd,
/etc/group, NIS, etc. and displays the corresponding names.

The owner, group and permission of a file in a FS are preserved only
if its i-node is not corrupted.

jsb_bh

Chris <cnaugle76@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<UN2dnX9UgJp7MqvcRVn-qA@comcast.com>...
> Hi,
>
> I have a few quick file system question. Does setting the owner, group,
> and permissions on a file system simply require mounting the file system
> somewhere and then setting the user, group, and permissions on the
> mount point? If so, what if the file system is subsequently mounted on
> a different mount point? Will the previous owner, group, and
> permissions be preserved?
>
> Chris