Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: ntfs-3g
Hello !
ok, I could be wrong with this one, but I'll still try to explain :
If you install the ntfs-3g package, ntfs-3g will be used for EVERY ntfs mount.
Indeed, this package install several symlinks :
/sbin/mount.ntfs -> /sbin/mount.ntfs-3g
/sbin/mount.ntfs-3g -> <elsewhere to the ntfs-3g binary>.
The issue is with the first symlink : even if the fstab contains entries
with the "ntfs" fs type (NOT ntfs-3g), mount will use the mount.ntfs
command, and thus the ntfs-3g driver.
So if someone want to use only the readonly ntfs kernel driver, and from
to time to time, the ntfs-3g driver (e.g. for external HD), he can't :
These symlinks force him to use the ntfs-3g driver for every ntfs mount
!!!
As far as I'm concerned, there are two solutions :
* remove the /sbin/mount.ntfs symlink, but this goes against the policy of
"ntfs-3g by default" for everyday users
* change the /sbin/mount.ntfs to be a small script so it can read an option
file (e.g. /etc/default/ntfs), containing a line :
DEFAULT_NTFS_DRIVER=ntfs-3g or DEFAULT_NTFS_DRIVER=ntfs. Thus we should be able
to control the default driver.
Please tell me you thoughts, or correct me :)
Regards
N.
** Affects: ntfs-3g (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Let the user choose between ntfs-3g and ntfs kernel driver
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232443
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