Using ntfs-3g

[Karl Larsen]

Tim wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-07-20 at 15:19 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
>> Well it works fine when mount -t ntfs is used but in my /etc/fstab 
>> the line /dev/sda1 /win   ntfs noauto,user 0 0 does not work. Not at all 
>> sure why.
> 
> Define "not works". 

	Sorry, by not works is this. A user can write in a terminal this:  $ 
mount /win and it will complete but when you look at /win there is 
nothing there. If you then as root do mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /win
it does work.

	The line in fstab works but it doesn't complete the job for some reason.

Karl




  Did you want it mounted always, or on demand?
> 
> The "noauto" option will prevent it being automatically mounted when you
> bootup, you'll have to manually mount it, post boot.  Take out "noauto"
> and it'll always be there.
>