RHEL / CentOS Linux: Mount and Access NTFS Partition

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RHEL / CentOS Linux: Mount and Access NTFS Partition

To mount and access an NTFS (New Technology File System) partition on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or CentOS system, you will need to install the ntfs-3g package, which provides support for reading and writing to NTFS partitions.

To install the ntfs-3g package, use the following command:

yum install ntfs-3g

Once the ntfs-3g package is installed, you can use the mount command to mount the NTFS partition. For example, to mount an NTFS partition located at /dev/sda1 to the /mnt/ntfs directory, you can use the following command:

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mnt/ntfs

Replace /dev/sda1 with the device name of the NTFS partition on your system, and /mnt/ntfs with the directory where you want to mount the partition.

Once the partition is mounted, you can access the files on the partition from the /mnt/ntfs directory. You can also specify the -o rw option with the mount command to allow read and write access to the partition, as follows:

mount -t ntfs-3g -o rw /dev/sda1 /mnt/ntfs

Note that you will need to have appropriate permissions to access the files on the partition. You may also need to run the mount command as the root user, depending on your system configuration.

To unmount the NTFS partition, use the umount command followed by the mount point of the partition. For example:

umount /mnt/ntfs

Keep in mind that the steps and commands shown above are specific to RHEL and CentOS systems, and the exact details may vary depending on the version of the operating system and the specific configuration of your system. Consult the documentation and online resources for more information on how to mount and access NTFS partitions on RHEL and CentOS systems.

Created Time:2017-10-30 14:27:13  Author:lautturi