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Old 01-27-2010, 12:44 AM   #1
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how to access fat and ntfs partition

how to access fat and ntfs partition in redhat linux 5
 
Old 01-27-2010, 12:50 AM   #2
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You have to mount the partition

comammnd is
mount -t file-system-type monut-point

eg: mount -t vfat /mnt/drive-vfat

also add it /etc/fstab file
 
Old 01-27-2010, 01:19 AM   #3
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one thing is missing which is

mount -t type device dir

now it will work fine.


for NTFS, its not so simple, you have to install extra packages
 
  


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