Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:55:04 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Kevin Smith <smithcam@adelphia.net> Cc: Olivier Gautherot <olivier@gautherot.net> Subject: Re: writable file system for windows Message-ID: <41ACEC38.9070904@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <41ACCDD5.9080407@adelphia.net> References: <41ACBECF.6040000@adelphia.net> <41ACCAF5.6090403@gautherot.net> <41ACCDD5.9080407@adelphia.net>
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Kevin Smith wrote: > Hi-- My question is really directed at which type of file system I > should > choose for the shared area (bsd/windows) when I do the partitioning, > rather than access. I seem to be able to mount NTFS partitions and > read them, but my understanding is that they are unsafe to write to > from bsd. At least on Linux this is the case. I want to be able to > write > files from bsd and read them in windows. The ext2fs system seems like > one way, but I was hoping that I could use a native windows/dos file > system > that would not require any special mounting on the windows side. > > -K > > > Olivier Gautherot wrote: > >> If you have no restrictions regarding ACL, this is the quickest way >> to do so. >> >> You can also create an ext2fs file system, that can be mounted >> read-only under Windows using Cygwin ;-) >> >> Cheers >> Olivier > Kevin, I don't *think*, (but am having a little trouble verifying) that mount_msdosfs(8) will have any trouble with FAT 32; I know I've read 'em; can't remember whether I had to write 'em or not (I stick 'em in a FBSD box to backup before "flattening" winboxen). I am sure FAT (FAT16?) would be OK. Maybe Olivier or someone else can say. [ BTW, I think he was simply giving options, not suggesting that ext2fs would be the best way. ] I did a small bit of perusal of the CVS commit logs and the source for the mount utilities in question, but it's a good bit over my head --- I can't determine (other than reading the manpage) exactly how dangerous it would be, (heck, I've not even figured out exactly how they do it *at all*) but I agree that it seems risky to try it with NTFS based on what we can see. Is there any way to try it as FAT32? Like I said, I'm *pretty* sure I've done this often. Kevin Kinsey
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