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Automounting NTFS external USB storage with ntfs-3g

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Nikos Chantziaras

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Feb 7, 2008, 11:09:23 PM2/7/08
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I'm writing this in case someone does a Google Groups search about the
issue. I've spend the last few hours on how to get external NTFS USB
storage mounted with full write support (ntfs-3g) on openSUSE 10.3.
I've seen the past suggestions here too. Basically, it was recommended
to edit /etc/fstab for this, or create an
/etc/hal/fdi/policy/preferences.fdi file with hairy, non-straightforward
settings in it (and I was never able to make it work that way).

Turns out the solution is simple. Just create a symlink for mount.ntfs.
In a console, do this:

cd /sbin
sudo ln -s mount.ntfs-3g mount.ntfs

and that's it :P You don't need to reboot or even restart the HAL
daemon. If you need the old behavior back, simply remove the symlink:

sudo rm /sbin/mount.ntfs

Hope this little tip will help people save some of their hair cause I've
been pulling mine off for the last few hours ;P

Chris Cox

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Feb 7, 2008, 11:13:02 PM2/7/08
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Lately I've seen so many complex answers to problems it makes me sick.

Yours is a breath of fresh air!! Good job!

ray

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Feb 8, 2008, 11:07:42 AM2/8/08
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I believe the correct term is "hotplug" - "automount" is something quite
different - it allows mounting of a remote filesystem when you want to
access, and then allowing it to unmount after a period of inactivity.
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