I think that the choice between ntfs and fat depends on the application. If it is not being used in a way that security is important, I use fat. If I am worried about security then I of course use NTFS. I think it all depends on where and how the computer will be used.
Shannon On Sun, 2001-12-09 at 10:03, Dustin Puryear wrote: > As an experienced NT administrator I would advise that you NOT install > anything using FAT. Always use NTFS. In the far distant past system recovery > of NTFS systems may have been an issue, but no longer since there are NTFS > rescue programs available. Also, using FAT instead of NTFS, especially on > system partitions, can create security issues. > > Regards, Dustin > > --- > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Information Systems Consultant > http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear > In the beginning the Universe was created. > This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tim Fournet > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 11:10 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [brluglist] Can Linux access W2K/WinXP filesystems? > > > NTFS may still be a problem though. Linux doesn't get along with it very > well. If you have the choice, I'd recommend installing your test systems with > FAT anyway. It makes disaster-recovery > easier in general. If you're stuck using NTFS, then maybe a dd of the whole > partition will work? Although it'll require that you restore to the same > geometry. > > -Tim > > > On Fri, 2001-12-07 at 11:02, Tim Fournet wrote: > Check this out: > http://www.microwerks.net/~hugo/ > > -Tim > > > On Fri, 2001-12-07 at 10:47, John Hebert wrote: > Cool! Thanks Kevin. Your link had a link to this: > http://sourceforge.net/projects/partimage, which is what I was trying to > accomplish. > > I'm setting up a software test environment for multiple OSs, and needed to > restore various OS images as needed. > > John Hebert > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Bucknum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 10:41 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [brluglist] Can Linux access W2K/WinXP filesystems? > > > > http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Hebert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 10:27 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: [brluglist] Can Linux access W2K/WinXP filesystems? > > > My quick and dirty testing says it can't, but where would I go to get the > official scoop? > > John Hebert > System Engineer > I T Group, Inc. > http://www.it-group.com > > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ > > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ -- __________________________________________________________________ Shannon Roddy California Institute of Technology [EMAIL PROTECTED] LIGO Livingston Observatory ph: (225)686-3106 19100 LIGO Lane fx: (225)686-7189 Livingston, LA 70754 ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
