Mount the NTFS file system in Redhat / Centos
In this article we will discuss how to mount NTFS filesystem in Redhat / Centos. By default we cannot mount the NTFS file system on Linux, but as a Linux administrator it is sometimes mandatory to mount an NTFS partition Linux system to Windows system, then this article is helpful for you. In this article, we discuss how to mount the NTFS file system on Linux.
How to mount the NTFS file system in Redhat / Centos
Before we start the configuration, we first mount the NTFS partition and look at the output.
Test by mounting the NTFS file system
As we can see in the snapshot above, a drive formatted with NTFS file system is highlighted blue marking and when we try to mount it, Linux didn’t allow us to do it as marked in Red mark,
Follow the steps to mount the NTFS file system on Linux
Step: 1 Required packages
Required packages: –
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 use the following command to check whether these packages are already installed or not.
# 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 the required packages
We can install packages in two ways: –
Installation with .rpm package For example: –
RPM -ivh
[[email protected] ~]# 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 following command to install Epel release :
# rpm -ivh epel-release-xxx.xxx.xx.rpm # To install epel-release package
Install the Epel release package
Download ntfs-3g-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386.rpm for RHEL 5 as follows:
[[email protected] ~]# 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 following command to install ntfs-3g :
$ rpm -ivh ntfs-3g-xxx.xxx.xx.rpm # To check if ntfs-3g package is installed or not
Install the NTFS-3G package
Installation of yum Package Manager: –
Install yum -y
[[email protected] ~]# 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! [[email protected] ~]#
As we can see in the edition above EPEL-release 5-4.noarch.rpm installed successfully
To install ntfs-3g-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386.rpm from yum:
[[email protected] ~]# 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! [[email protected] ~]#
As we can see from the issue above ntfs-3g-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386.rpm installed successfully.
Step: 3 Load the backup driver
So we have successfully installed all the necessary packages.fuse”Pass under command.
# modprobe fuse # To load the fuse driver
Now it’s done.
Step: 4 Mount the NTFS file system
Let’s check this 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
Mount the NTFS drive in fstab
That’s all. In this article we have explained how to do that NTFS Filesystem in Redhat / Centos. I hope you like this article. If you like this article, just share it. If you have any questions about this article, please comment.