[NTLUG:Discuss] Accessing Ms files from Linux

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On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 1:35 PM, Allen Meyers <chef11994 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Sorry about the previously vague question. So if these are the 2 commands that enable my ability to access files in windows may I inquire is there a real threat to corrupting the NTFS partition in doing this.
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> mkdir /mnt/win
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> mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /mnt/win
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> Thanks
> Allen
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if you use
mount -t ntfs -o ro /dev/hda1 /mnt/win

then you will not be able to change data on the ntfs partition

but this is a redundant step unless you have enabled write access to
ntfs in the kernel (which is quite limited anyway)

If write is enabled,you can only write to a pre-existing file but you
cant create,delete or change the size of the file.

there are other ntfs options, but that is a different tarball of wax ;)



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