Thread: I can't mount the main filesystem
i have ubuntu , windows installed on computer, , need folders have on windows , mount main hard drive. it's telling me "not authorized" what's that? you need mount root privileges; open terminal , run: code: sudo fdisk -l that's lowercase "l" btw; print list filesystems, identify windows 1 , use information run: code: sudo mount /dev/sda1 -o defaults /mnt/ this mount filesystem /mnt directory , let use normally; if don't want every time want access it, edit fstab file gets auto-mounted when log in. more info at: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=283131 Forum The Ubuntu Forum Community Ubuntu Official Flavours Support General Help [SOLVED] I can't mount the main filesystem Ubuntu