I re-opened as I do not agree.

The bug was completely reproducible at the time.  You were given the _exact_ command issued in the original post.  If you needed more information then you shouldn't have waited to ask for it until nearly a year after that bug forced an upgrade.

The usb_d1 device definitely is an external usb drive FAT-32 formatted.  It has since been replaced by a 1TB drive formatted the same way.  You can ignore the firebird data errors below, Firebird has to own the directory it writes to.

roland@roland-Generic-Desktop1:~$ cp -r * /media/usb_1tb/ws_roland
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2002.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2580.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2576' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2556' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2558' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2570' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2006.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2592.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2573' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2562' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2010.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/test.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2574' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1993.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2557' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2004.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1995.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2563' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2560' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2559' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2003.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2009.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2577' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1992.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2543' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/2590_tax.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2000.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1997.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2571' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1994.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2578.fb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2578' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2007.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1999.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2575' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1996.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2005.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1998.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2001.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2008.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2578.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/usb_1tb/ws_roland/fuelsurcharge3/DoeHistory.java~': File exists
cp: cannot create regular file `/media/usb_1tb/ws_roland/fuelsurcharge3/SurchargeRate.java~': File exists
cp: cannot create symbolic link `/media/usb_1tb/ws_roland/xpnsfbe/libfbembed.so.2.5': Operation not permitted
cp: cannot create symbolic link `/media/usb_1tb/ws_roland/xpnsfbe/libfbembed.so': Operation not permitted


roland@roland-Generic-Desktop1:~$ dpkg -l coreutils
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                            Version                         Description
+++-===============================-===============================-==============================================================================
ii  coreutils                       8.5-1ubuntu3                    GNU core utilities


roland@roland-Generic-Desktop1:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 10.10
Release:        10.10
Codename:       maverick

====================================
HITACHI is a 1tb USB drive formatted NTFS

roland@roland-Generic-Desktop1:~$ cp -r * /media/HITACHI/ws_roland
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2002.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2580.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2576' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2556' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2558' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2570' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2006.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2592.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2573' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2562' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2010.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/test.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2574' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1993.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2557' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2004.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1995.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2563' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2560' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2559' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2003.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2009.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2577' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1992.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2543' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/2590_tax.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2000.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1997.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2571' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1994.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2578.fb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2578' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2007.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1999.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2575' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1996.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2005.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1998.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2001.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2008.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2578.fdb' for reading: Permission denied


/save_sets is an extn formatted partition...I believe 3 because 4 is busted all to hell.

roland@roland-Generic-Desktop1:~$ cp -r * /save_sets/ws_roland
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2002.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2580.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2576' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2556' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2558' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2570' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2006.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2592.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2573' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2562' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2010.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/test.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2574' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1993.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2557' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2004.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1995.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2563' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2560' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2559' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2003.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2009.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2577' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1992.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2543' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/2590_tax.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2000.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1997.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2571' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1994.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2578.fb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2578' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2007.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1999.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2575' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1996.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2005.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_1998.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2001.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2008.fdb' for reading: Permission denied
cp: cannot open `fb_data/tax_2578.fdb' for reading: Permission denied