Hello,
I know it is OK to read NTFS partition on linux.
How about write?
Is it safe to make write operation of NTFS on linux now?

Also, I would like to know how to mount NTFS partition?(I don't know the file system type in mount option).

If it is not safe to write, how to mount the NTFS partition to read only?(in case some programs want to write things, the system will aborted it)

thx

Writing to NTFS is still experimental. Don't do it if there's anything you can't afford to lose.

To mount an ntfs partition as read only:
You'll need to change what's in red to match your specific device, and where you want to mount the drive at.

NOTE: You will need NTFS filesystem support in your kernel (either built-in or as a module) to mount an NTFS partition. Otherwise, you will receive an error message "filesystem NTFS is not supported". You'll have to recompile your kernel to add it in if you don't have it. There is plenty of documentation available about recompiling a kernel if you don't have it, and your situation requires access to that data.

captive ntfs might be what you need.

get it at http://www.jankratochvil.net/project/captive/

hope this helps,
jrtayloriv

Good link

thx
But is it safe to write?

It's best to avoid it if at all possible. If you're just transferring data from Linux to Windows, the best thing to do is to create a FAT32 partition that both windows and Linux can read/write to

^^ Agreed

Fat32 might be the way to go.

As others have mentioned, writing under NTFS is strictly experimental: Use at your own risk. Sharing a common FAT32 partition is a simple and proven approach to allow you to transfer a given file between systems.

Regardless, keep in mind that while OS-neutral file types will be usable under both systems (eg, .html files, .txt files, .jpg, etc), OS-specific file types won't be usable under the "other" OS (eg, an .exe file won't run under Linux, and a .tgz or .rpm file won't be recognized by Windows). Additionally, Windows has no concept of *Nix file permissions, which may or may not be a factor. -- J.W.

I personally haven't run into any permission errors I have downloaded exe in linux and then run them in windows. I made mp3 in both windows and linux and no problems there. But also I don't have anything I need to lock down or worry about.

Captive is safe for NTFS writing because it uses the NTFS files from Windows itself (sort of a WINE-style emulation type of thing.) Read the Captive FAQ.

Yes spaaarky is correct, captive is safe. The only unsafe/experimental write support is the ntfs write support built into the kernel.

good luck,
jrtayloriv