accessing the files

raja · 08-13-2006, 06:09 AM

hi,
how can i access the "windows" files from linux operating system.

i have windows xp professional & redhat linux (two OS's) installed in my system.

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aidanr · 08-13-2006, 08:27 AM

in a terminal type

Code:

sudo mkdir /mnt/windows
sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows

replace hda1 with your windows partition

Code:

sudo fdisk -l

will list your partitions
if your windows partition is fat32, replace ntfs with vfat
then open konqueror/nautilus and point it to /mnt/windows
if you want it mounted at boot, you have to add a line to /etc/fstab

Code:

sudo echo "/dev/hda1 /mnt/windows ntfs ro,user 0 0" >> /etc/fstab