ntfs partition not automounting with fstab

cylux · 05-09-2009, 02:23 PM

Good afternoon.

I'm having some issues with my fstab. I have a partition on a hard disk within my computer that I would like to mount automatically at boot time and that I would like to have my main user be able to read and write to. I also expect to be able to mount and unmount the partition with my main user.

I am using the following line but for some reason none of the expected behaviour takes place. It does not automount, and my main user cannot mount the partition. Even if I use root to mount the partition my main user cannot even cd into it.

Here is the fstab line.

Code:

/dev/sda1	/media/sataOne    ntfs-3g        rw,users,nls=utf8,noauto 1 2

Thanks in advance.

David the H. · 05-09-2009, 03:20 PM

The "noauto" option is what's keeping it from mounting at boot-time. You need to remove it.

Also, you probably need to specify some user permissions with a umask option, since ntfs doesn't support them natively. For example, "umask=000" will make the drive fully accessible to everyone (equal to 777 permissions, the numbers are the inverse of the permissions you want). Not that I recommend giving it 777 permissions though.

Read the ntfs-3g man page for more on the options available.

cylux · 05-09-2009, 10:50 PM

I followed your instructions with the umask option. I still cannot cd into the directory with my main user.

EDIT: I cannot even mkdir with root, says I don't have valid permissions.

John VV · 05-10-2009, 01:33 AM

you logged into ( gnome,kde,e17,...) as root ?
or from the terminal ran

Code:

su -
cd /some/place
mkdir SomeFolder

and you got and error stating that you do not have permission.
what happens when you use this in fstab
-- make sure that THERE IS THIS FOLDER " /media/sataOne " --

Code:

/dev/sda1      /media/sataOne        ntfs-3g    defaults        0 0

then REBOOT

cylux · 05-10-2009, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

you logged into ( gnome,kde,e17,...) as root ?
or from the terminal ran

Code:

su -
cd /some/place
mkdir SomeFolder

From the terminal ran those commands.

So I took your advice and used that fstab line, still no luck. Cannot mkdir with root, does not automount at boot and cannot cd into directory as main user.

bruceblacklaws · 05-10-2009, 11:12 AM

Write a script that will mount the ntfs partition. Set it to run at boot time.

cylux · 05-10-2009, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bruceblacklaws

Write a script that will mount the ntfs partition. Set it to run at boot time.

Even if I mount the partition as root, I cannot write to it as root.

yancek · 05-10-2009, 04:19 PM

Post the output of: ls -l /media/sataOne/, showing your permissions.

cylux · 05-10-2009, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yancek

Post the output of: ls -l /media/sataOne/, showing your permissions.

Code:

drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 2009-05-07 13:31 sataONE

Tinkster · 05-10-2009, 05:02 PM

And the output of

mount

Cheers,
Tink

John VV · 05-10-2009, 06:02 PM

well if the output of

Code:

ls -l /media/sataOne
-----------------------
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  4096 2009-05-07 13:31 sataONE

then you have a folder called
/media/sataOne/sataONE

then there is a location and naming problem

but the BIG problem
is you can not do anything as root
the root account seams to be dead if logging in AS ROOT will not allow you to use
"mkdir"

how did you edit /etc/fstab if root is not working?

how about mounting ( assuming that ROOT is working) the ntfs partition here
/mnt/windows

Code:

su -  ( or sudo if set up )
cd /
mkdir /mnt
mkdir /mnt/windows

------ /etc/fstab ---------
/dev/sda1 /mnt/windows ntfs-3g defaults 0 0