The last I knew, the built-in "ntfs" doesn't not have write support, or isn't very reliable. ntfs-3g is the preferred way to work with ntfs partitions/drives. The other options will ensure that you can read/write everything without being root. On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:01:09 -0700 "Preston C." <gprestonc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Gregory T Helton <gt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > I think this should work > > > > /dev/sdc1 /media/externalhd ntfs-3g > > users,uid=1000,gid=100,fmask=0113,dmask=0002 0 0 > > > > This will mount the drive at boot, allow users to mount/umount, > > user id 1000/grp id 100 will own everything on the drive, and files > > will have the permission 664, directories 775. > > > > This does require that you have ntfs-3g installed, and set to SUID > > root (chmod u+s /bin/ntfs-3g) > > > > More info: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NTFS_Write_Support > > > > Good luck. :) > > > Thanks, I did this before I got your email: > changed fstab with /dev/sdc1 /media/exterhalhd ntfs defaults > 0 0 then ran "mkdir /media/externalhd" > then ran "chmod 777 -R /media/externalhd" > > Just got finished, actually, It works but is your method the better > method? >
