NTFS on CentOS 5.1
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1. Install repository:
rpm -Uvh http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el5/en/i386/RPMS.dag/rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm
2. Import GPG key
rpm --import http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/packages/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt
3. Run update on the system
yum update -y
4. Install NTFS support
yum install fuse fuse-ntfs-3g dkms dkms-fuse
5. Create a mount point for NTFS device (usb used as an example)
mkdir /mnt/usb
6. Check dmesg to see where the device maped to.
dmesg | more
7. Mount usb device in READ-ONLY mode (of cause you can mount it in any mode, it’s just an example)
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb/ -t ntfs-3g -r -o umask=0222
Note: sda1 – is how my system sees the connected USB drive.
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