ntfs-3g-2014.2.15
Introduction to Ntfs-3g
The Ntfs-3g package contains a
stable, read-write open source driver for NTFS partitions. NTFS
partitions are used by newer Microsoft operating systems. Ntfs-3g
enables you to mount NTFS partitions in read-write mode from your
Linux system. It uses the FUSE kernel module to be able to
implement NTFS support in user space.
This package contains both the NTFS-3g driver itself and various
utilities useful for manipulating NTFS partitions.
This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.6
systemd platform.
Package Information
Ntfs-3g Dependencies
Optional
Fuse-2.9.3.
User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/ntfs-3g
Kernel
Configuration
Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and
recompile the kernel if necessary:
File systems --->
[*] FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) support
Installation of Ntfs-3g
Install Ntfs-3g by running the
following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install &&
ln -sv ../bin/ntfs-3g /sbin/mount.ntfs &&
ln -sv /usr/share/man/man8/{ntfs-3g,mount.ntfs}.8
If you want ordinary users to be able to mount NTFS partitions
you'll need to set mount.ntfs with the root user ID. Note: it is
probably unsafe to do this on a computer that needs to be secure
(like a server). As the root user:
chmod -v 4755 /sbin/mount.ntfs
Command Explanations
--disable-static: This
switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.
--with-fuse=external: Ntfs-3g comes
with a version of Fuse which it statically compiles into
lowntfs-3g and
ntfs-3g. If you have
installed Fuse-2.9.3 use this option to dynamically link
lowntfs-3g and
ntfs-3g to libfuse.
--disable-ntfsprogs: Disables
installation of various utilities used to manipulate NTFS
partitions.
ln -sv ../bin/ntfs-3g
/sbin/mount.ntfs: Creating /sbin/mount.ntfs makes
mount default to
using Ntfs-3g to mount NTFS partitions.
chmod -v 4755
/sbin/mount.ntfs: Making mount.ntfs setuid root
allows non root users to mount NTFS partitions.
Using Ntfs-3g
To mount a Windows partition at boot time, put a line like this in
/etc/fstab:
/dev/sda1 /mnt/windows auto defaults 0 0
To allow users to mount a usb stick with an NTFS filesystem on it,
put a line similar this (change sdc1 to whatever a usb stick would
be on your system) in /etc/fstab:
/dev/sdc1 /mnt/usb auto user,noauto,umask=0,utf8 0 0
For a user to be able to mount the usb stick they will need to be
able to write to /mnt/usb, so as the
root user:
chmod -v 777 /mnt/usb
Contents
Installed Programs:
lowntfs-3g, mkfs.ntfs, mkntfs,
mount.lowntfs-3g, mount.ntfs, mount.ntfs-3g, ntfs-3g,
ntfs-3g.probe, ntfs-3g.secaudit, ntfs-3g.usermap, ntfscat,
ntfsclone, ntfscluster, ntfscmp, ntfscp, ntfsfix, ntfsinfo,
ntfslabel, ntfsls, ntfsresize and ntfsundelete
Installed Library:
libntfs-3g.so
Installed Directories:
/usr/include/ntfs-3g and
/usr/share/doc/ntfs-3g
Short Descriptions
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lowntfs-3g
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is similar to ntfs-3g but uses the Fuse low-level
interface.
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mkfs.ntfs
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is a symlink to mkntfs.
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mkntfs
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creates an NTFS file system.
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mount.lowntfs-3g
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is a symlink to lowntfs-3g.
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mount.ntfs
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mounts an NTFS filesystem.
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mount.ntfs-3g
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is a symbolic link to ntfs-3g.
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ntfs-3g
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is an NTFS driver, which can create, remove, rename, move
files, directories, hard links, and streams; it can read
and write files, including streams, sparse files and
transparently compressed files; it can handle special
files like symbolic links, devices, and FIFOs; moreover
it provides standard management of file ownership and
permissions, including POSIX ACLs.
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ntfs-3g.probe
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tests if an NTFS volume is mountable read only or
read-write, and exits with a status value accordingly.
The volume can be a block device or image file.
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ntfs-3g.secaudit
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audits NTFS Security Data.
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ntfs-3g.usermap
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creates the file defining the mapping of Windows accounts
to Linux logins for users who owns files which should be
visible from both Windows and Linux.
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ntfscluster
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identifies files in a specified region of an NTFS volume
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ntfscp
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copies a file to an NTFS volume.
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ntfsfix
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fixes common errors and forces Windows to check an NTFS
partition.
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ntfsls
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lists directory contents on an NTFS filesystem.
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ntfscat
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prints NTFS files and streams on the standard output.
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ntfsclone
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clones an NTFS filesystem.
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ntfscmp
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compares two NTFS filesystems and tells the differences.
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ntfsinfo
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dumps a file's attributes.
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ntfslabel
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displays or changes the label on an ntfs file system.
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ntfsresize
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resizes an NTFS filesystem without data loss.
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ntfsundelete
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recovers a deleted file from an NTFS volume.
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libntfs-3g.so
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contains the Ntfs-3g API functions.
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Last updated on 2014-09-21 21:10:06 -0700