[SOLVED] A question about accessing ntfs partitions as user
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A question about accessing ntfs partitions as user
Sorry to ask a question Im sure will be considered simple by most. My problem is I cant access my ntfs storage partitions as user in slackware 13. Ive tried many things Ive found doing searches with no luck. When I attempt to access the drive I get the message "could not enter folder DATA". Here is a copy of my fstab.
I just wanted to point out the relevant parts in red, to make it easier for the OP to see what the issue was between yours and the OP's fstab, and to explain what was going on...
I love Slackware, because it teaches you what you need to know, not just "Point and click", so you learn the whys of what is going on.
Now the OP knows why those are needed.
Your post was fine, just needed a little clarification for future reference, and for future users to see.
I just wanted to point out the relevant parts in red, to make it easier for the OP to see what the issue was between yours and the OP's fstab, and to explain what was going on...
I love Slackware, because it teaches you what you need to know, not just "Point and click", so you learn the whys of what is going on.
Now the OP knows why those are needed.
Your post was fine, just needed a little clarification for future reference, and for future users to see.
Actually, you are right. I should not have posted my fstab without making sure that the OP knows of the dangers of screwing up C drive with user read/write
Thank you both for your answering posts. But root already has read/write access to the disk and I dont need that for a user only read only. So what would I add to simply give users ro access? Im really sorry as this is certainly one of my weakest areas of knowledge.
I'm not very sharp on this stuff because I always setup my windows partitions during the install but I "think" your fstab lines should look something like this.
Also no joy with ntfs-3g edits. With that added to fstab I no longer get the "cant access folder DATA" error but it appears to open but shows partition empty. Im looking forward to getting this done so Ill know how to handle an issue like this in the future. And I agree cwwilson I love slackware myself for the same reason. I just dont usually get so stumped by something that seems should be simple.
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