[ale] Is NTFS RO??

[Glenn C. Lasher Jr.]

If you must split O/S's between Linux and WinNT, I would recommend having
a FAT partition somewhere.... that can be read and written reliably by
both.  Of course, I'm not saying not to use NTFS at all, just have this
one partition (make it D: on NT) in addition to an NTFS partitio for NT
and at least one ext2 (or Reiser, your pref) for Linux.  This will allow
you to have a full-featured FS on both OS's, as well as a common
denominator for  passing files between.

On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Michael H. Warfield wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 04:34:34PM -0500, Jim Lynch wrote:
> > I helped a friend install Linux on his desktop.  It also has NTFS
> > partions.  When he attemps to mount and write to them, it says
> > permission denied.  Permission bits seem OK.  I recall a while back that
> > NTFS was RO, is that still true?
>
> > This is a 2.2.17 kernel.
>
> 	It is still true, sort of....
>
> 	There is a R/W option for NTFS but it is only available if you
> enabled "Experimental" kernel options and it is marked "Dangerous".
> You can read that as in "it will destroy your file system, your hard
> drive, your family life, and your future prospects for reproduction."
> Seriously, it FREQUENTY corrupts NTFS file systems irrecoverably.  It's
> extremely experimental and should not be used by anyone who does not
> know what they are doing or who values anything on that partition.
>
> > Thanks,
> > Jim.
>
> 	Mike
>

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