Not sure if your problem is resolved or not but I had a similar issue a while back and I was able to resolve like this: http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/24/howto-mount-windows-ntfs-partition-as-read-write-in-debian-linux/
I think somebody already mentioned ntfs-3g. Kushal Koolwal I do blog at http://blogs.koolwal.net/ ________________________________ > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: mounting ntfs partitions? > Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 19:32:56 +0200 > > > > Am Montag 11 Mai 2009 schrieb [email protected]: > >> On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 06:33:06PM +0200, Jochen Schulz wrote: > >>> Hans-J. Ullrich: > >>>> how can I get read-write access as a normal user to a ntfs-partition? > >>>> I trioed ntfsmount and pmount (with configured pmount.allow), but i > >>>> found no way to get write-access as a normal user. > >>> > >>> The ntfs module in the kernel offers only very limited write access. It > >>> is a feature constraint you have to live with. > >> > >> A few years ago I heard that this constraint was to prevent damage to > >> the NTFS file system, which the develoers were not sure they fully > >> understood yet (Microsoft secrets and such). I thought that things had > >> progessed since them. > >> > >> - hendrik > >> > >>>> What is the debian-way? > >>> > >>> Use ntfs-3g. > >>> > >>> J. > >>> -- > >>> I often play sports / do exercise. > >>> [Agree] [Disagree] > >>> > > > > Ah, yes, this does it explain. I know, that ntfs to set r-w is always > dangerous, and as far as I know, the kerne-module sets the ntfs-partition to > read-only. > > > > In my case, there are no important datas on the partition, I use it for > testing purposes or as a container to save files for a short time. I just > wondered, that users are not allowed to mount partitions r-w (usb, vfat, > external drives), but meanwhile I know more about debian and mount. I > discovered pmount. > > > > Thanks for help! > > > > Regards > > > > Hans > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
