
dev/ NTFS-partition /mnt/windows ntfs-3g uid= userid,gid= groupid,umask=0022 0 0 Use the uid parameter together with your user id to enable user writing: To enable user writing, you have to specify the user who should be granted write permissions. dev/ NTFS-partition /mnt/windows ntfs-3g gid= groupid,umask=0022 0 0īy default, the above line will enable write support for root only. For example, for you to allow people in the groupid group to have access: In /etc/fstab you can also specify other options like those who are allowed to access (read) the partition. ntfs-3g will handle the translation of these permissions.
#Mounty app remount windows#
dev/ NTFS-partition /mnt/windows ntfs-3g uid= userid,gid= groupid,dmask=022,fmask=133 0 0Īlternatively, if the Windows permissions do matter to you, you can use the ntfsusermap(8) command to map Windows users to Linux ones. 755 for directories (dmask=022) and 644 for files (fmask=133) # Mount internal Windows partition with linux compatible permissions, i.e. The following example assigns the above permissions to a normal user: It is recommended to keep these permissions in use for the NTFS partition as well if you use the partition on a regular basis. Permissions on a Linux system are normally set to 755 for folders and 644 for files. dev/ NTFS-part /mnt/windows ntfs-3g defaultsĐĐ

run/media//), then that user or group will be able to read and write on that partition(s). With this method, if the parent folder that it is mounted upon has the proper user or group permissions (e.g. Using the default settings will mount the NTFS partition(s) at boot.

This configuration can be done in the static filesystem configuration ( fstab) or by the use of udev rules. Your NTFS partition(s) can be setup to mount automatically, or pre-configured to be able to mount in a certain way when you would like them to be mounted.

Note: -Q speeds up the formatting by not zeroing the drive and not checking for bad sectors.
