Hi all, presently, default mount options for ntfs-3g are: ... gid=46,umask=007 ...
This has (common user) usability consequences: 1) it disables "silent" option 2) it activates "default_permissions" option See http://www.tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-manual/ When a user attempts to copy files from ext filesystem to NTFS mounted with this option, he is very likely to be greeted with a huge ammount of ntfs-3g error messages as the "silent" behavior is suppressed. When user then searches for the problem, most solutions navigate him to create and configure .NTFS-3G/UserMapper. Getting that file right is several levels beyond getting /etc/fstab right manually for a casual user... I would suggest both gid and umask options be removed for desktop releases. User mapping is of limited use for basic dual-boot filesharing and requires extensive maintenance for correct operation. Also, the preferred way to create UserMapper is from within Windows which is by no means intuitive. Hopefully, I am not duplicating this. Regards, Milan -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss