[SOLVED] Unable to write to XP NTFS file system

ash_zz_00 · 12-12-2009, 10:31 PM

Hi,
Running Slackware 12.2 on HP dv6t notebook.

I've added mp XP partition to fstab and the option specifies 'defaults'. On startup the partition gets mounted successfully and even indicates (rw). But when I try to save something, I get 'Permission denied'.

What should I do to be able to write on the NTFS partition so that I can access the file in Windows.

Thanks in advance,

Ash.

worm5252 · 12-12-2009, 10:34 PM

The problem is you have write permissions, but you can only write in a directory you created. You are running into ownership issues. How are you accessing this XP partition? Are you accessing it from the same hard drive or are you using samba?

ash_zz_00 · 12-13-2009, 12:30 AM

I'm accessing the XP partition from the same hard drive. I even logged in as root but wasn't able to write to it.

So what are these ownership issues that I may be running into?

Thanks,

Ash.

Davno · 12-13-2009, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ash_zz_00

Hi,
Running Slackware 12.2 on HP dv6t notebook.

I've added mp XP partition to fstab and the option specifies 'defaults'. On startup the partition gets mounted successfully and even indicates (rw). But when I try to save something, I get 'Permission denied'.

What should I do to be able to write on the NTFS partition so that I can access the file in Windows.

Thanks in advance,

Ash.

You probably need the NTFS-3G driver to be able to write to that partition.
Does your /etc/fstab has a line like this one:

Code:

/dev/<your partition>     /media/<mount point>     ntfs-3g     defaults,locale=en_US.utf8   0    0

ash_zz_00 · 12-13-2009, 05:34 AM

That was it. I had to specify ntfs-3g for the fs type.

Thanks,
Ash.