How to enable NTFS support on CentOS Linux version 5 or 6? How do I mount ntfs partition under RHEL 5 or 6?
First, you need to install EPEL repo as described here. The following command will turn in EPEL repo on RHEL / CentOS version 6.x:
NTFS-3G is a stable, open source, GPL licensed, POSIX, read/write NTFS driver for Linux. It provides safe handling of the Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 NTFS file systems.
NTFS-3G can create, remove, rename, move files, directories, hard links, and streams; it can read and write normal and transparently compressed files, including streams and sparse files; it can handle special files like symbolic links, devices, and FIFOs, ACL, extended attributes; moreover it provides full file access right and ownership support.
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Create a mount point, enter:
To mount the ntfs partition, enter:
You can use regular Unix commands to copy or access the files:
First, you need to install EPEL repo as described here. The following command will turn in EPEL repo on RHEL / CentOS version 6.x:
$ cd /tmp
$ wget http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm# rpm -ivh epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpmNTFS-3G
How Do I Install NTFS-3G?
Type the following command as root user:# yum install ntfs-3gSample outputs:
yum install ntfs-3g Loaded plugins: product-id, rhnplugin, subscription-manager Updating Red Hat repositories. Setting up Install Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package ntfs-3g.x86_64 2:2011.4.12-3.el6 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved =============================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size =============================================================================== Installing: ntfs-3g x86_64 2:2011.4.12-3.el6 epel 247 k Transaction Summary =============================================================================== Install 1 Package(s) Total download size: 247 k Installed size: 624 k Is this ok [y/N]:
How Do I Find Out NTFS Partition Name?
Simply type the following command:# fdisk -l /dev/sda
# fdisk -l /dev/sdbSample outputs:
Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xf0000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 13 102400 7 HPFS/NTFS
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 14 60802 488281089 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 14 59767 479970304 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 59767 60802 8309760 82 Linux swap / Solaris
How Do I Mount /dev/sda1 NTFS Partition at /mnt/ntfs?
First, load the fuse driver, enter:# modprobe fuseCreate a mount point, enter:
# mkdir /mnt/ntfsTo mount the ntfs partition, enter:
# mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mnt/ntfsYou can use regular Unix commands to copy or access the files:
$ df -h
$ mount
$ cd /mnt/ntfs
$ cp foo /tmpHow Do I Unmount NTFS Partition?
Type the following command:# umount /mnt/ntfs*source from internet