From ntfs-3g upstream: this bug report is invalid.
NTFS has several file namespaces: DOS, WIN32, POSIX. Linux, as a POSIX OS,
always creates files in the POSIX namespace. Characters in the file name
can be anything except '/' and '\0'. These files are accessible via the WIN
API on Windows only if
I've seen this on the ntfs-3g page, but I don't understand why ntfs
can be accessed in a POISIX way, since it is a filesystem designed for
windows. What are the advanteges? (since people have always used the
vfat filesystem to share files, which is non POSIX at least by
default?). This is an
Which component of Windows Services for Unix will enable POSIX
read/write? I would like to install only the needed files to not
waster space and memory
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forbidden characters is filenames are allowed
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On Sat, 7 Jul 2007, Nicolò Chieffo wrote:
I've seen this on the ntfs-3g page, but I don't understand why ntfs
can be accessed in a POISIX way, since it is a filesystem designed for
windows.
No, you're misunderstanding the issues here. NTFS is designed
to be POSIX:
Well in my opinion you are talking as a very very advanced user, and
I'm instead trying to be near to a normal user which dual boots in
windows and wants his files available to both windows and ubuntu.
(this is what the spec is aimed for, read Use Cases)
I understand that windows forbidden
** Changed in: ntfs-3g (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided = Medium
Status: New = Confirmed
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forbidden characters is filenames are allowed
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124480
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