In this article, we are going to discuss How To Mount NTFS File System In Redhat/Centos. By default in Linux Operating System we can’t mount the NTFS file system, but as a Linux Administrator some time it’s becomes mandatory to mount NTFS partition, OR Suppose we have dual booting of Windows and Linux and if you want to copy something from your Linux system to windows system then this article is helpful for you. So in this article, we are going to discuss how to mount the NTFS file system in Linux.
Before we start the Configuration First we will mount the NTFS Partition and let’s see what is the output.
As we can see on the snapshot above we have one NTFS file system formatted drive highlighted in blue mark and when we are trying to mount it Linux not allowed us to do that as marked in red mark.
Follow the Steps to Mount NTFS File System in Linux
Step: 1 Required Packages
Packages Required:-
epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm # For RHEL/CentOS 5
ntfs-3g-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386.rpm # For RHEL/CentOS 5
Before that, we can check if these packages are already installed or not by the below command.
# rpm -qa | grep epel-release # To check if epel-release package is installed or not # rpm -qa | grep ntfs-3g # To check if ntfs-3g package is installed or not
Step: 2 Install Required Packages
We can install packages in two ways:-
Installation by .rpm Package For Example:-
rpm -ivh <Package Name>
Download epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm for RHEL 5 as shown below :
[root@localhost ~]# wget http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm --2016-11-16 23:12:23-- http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm Resolving dl.fedoraproject.org... 209.132.181.24, 209.132.181.23, 209.132.181.26, ... Connecting to dl.fedoraproject.org|209.132.181.24|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 12232 (12K) [application/x-rpm] Saving to: `epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm' 100%[======================================================================>] 12,232 44.0K/s in 0.3s 2016-11-16 23:12:24 (44.0 KB/s) - `epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm' saved [12232/12232]
Run the below command to install epel-release :
# rpm -ivh epel-release-xxx.xxx.xx.rpm # To install epel-release package
Download ntfs-3g-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386.rpm for RHEL 5 as shown below :
[root@localhost ~]# wget http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/5/x86_64/ntfs-3g-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386.rpm --2016-11-16 23:12:34-- http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/5/x86_64/ntfs-3g-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386.rpm Resolving dl.fedoraproject.org... 209.132.181.24, 209.132.181.23, 209.132.181.26, ... Connecting to dl.fedoraproject.org|209.132.181.24|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 326518 (319K) [application/x-rpm] Saving to: `ntfs-3g-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386.rpm' 100%[======================================================================>] 326,518 102K/s in 3.1s 2016-11-16 23:12:38 (102 KB/s) - `ntfs-3g-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386.rpm' saved [326518/326518]
Run the below command to install ntfs-3g :
$ rpm -ivh ntfs-3g-xxx.xxx.xx.rpm # To check if ntfs-3g package is installed or not
Installation by yum Package Manager:-
yum -y install <Package Name>
Install epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm by yum :
[root@localhost ~]# yum -y install epel-release # To install the epel-release package
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* addons: centos.mirror.net.in
* base: centos.mirror.net.in
* extras: centos.mirror.net.in
* updates: centos.mirror.net.in
addons | 1.9 kB 00:00
base | 1.1 kB 00:00
extras | 2.1 kB 00:00
updates | 1.9 kB 00:00
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package epel-release.noarch 0:5-4 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
================================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================================================================================
Installing:
epel-release noarch 5-4 extras 12 k
Transaction Summary
================================================================================================================
Install 1 Package(s)
Upgrade 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 12 k
Downloading Packages:
epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm | 12 kB 00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : epel-release 1/1
Installed:
epel-release.noarch 0:5-4
Complete!
[root@localhost ~]#
As we can see in the output above epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm installed successfully
Install ntfs-3g-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386.rpm by yum :
[root@localhost ~]# yum -y install ntfs-3g # To install the ntfs-3g package
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* addons: centos.mirror.net.in
* base: centos.mirror.net.in
* epel: epel.mirror.net.in
* extras: centos.mirror.net.in
* updates: centos.mirror.net.in
epel | 3.6 kB 00:00
epel/primary_db | 2.4 MB 00:44
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package ntfs-3g.i386 2:2011.4.12-5.el5 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
================================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================================================================================
Installing:
ntfs-3g i386 2:2011.4.12-5.el5 epel 319 k
Transaction Summary
================================================================================================================
Install 1 Package(s)
Upgrade 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 319 k
Downloading Packages:
ntfs-3g-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386.rpm | 319 kB 00:03
warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 217521f6
epel/gpgkey | 1.7 kB 00:00
Importing GPG key 0x217521F6 "Fedora EPEL " from /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : ntfs-3g 1/1
Installed:
ntfs-3g.i386 2:2011.4.12-5.el5
Complete!
[root@localhost ~]#
As we can see on the output above ntfs-3g-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386.rpm installed successfully.
Step: 3 Load Fuse Driver
So we successfully installed all required packages, now let’s go ahead and load the “fuse” drive-by below command.
# modprobe fuse # To load the fuse driver
Now it’s done.
Step: 4 Mount the NTFS File System
Let’s check by mounting the NTFS drive with the mount command.
# mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb1 /mnt # To mount NTFS partition # df -h # To check mounted devices
That’s all, In this article, we have explained How To Mount the NTFS File System In Redhat/Centos. I hope you enjoy this article. If you like this article, then just share it. If you have any questions about this article, please comment.
For CentOS 5??????
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