I’ve a dual boot system and in openSUSE I need to have an NTFS partition mounted at boot and available for all users. I’m searching for a simple solution, if possible using graphic interface (I would avoid writing text or editing fstab).
Tried KDE partitoner but I get an error message.
Try:
Yast → System → Partitioner
As I wrote I tried but I get an error message: “The Btrfs subvolume mounted at /srv is shadowed”. Note that I’m trying to mount an NTFS partition.
Where (mountpoint?) and further information you filled in in YaST. As we can not look over your shoulders you can not expect that others can comment on what you do ans where you possibly went wrong (or any other further step to a solution).
Where mount is one of the questions. In different distribution I just checked something like “mount this partition at boot” and I had no worry about where mounting it. I hope to find something like this in OpenSUSE.
Anyway here’s what I did:
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this is my hard disk as I see it in partitioner:
](https://ibb.co/4dn7zFw)https://i.ibb.co/NSds5Fg/mount-DATI-1.png -
I would mount sda6 at boot:
](https://ibb.co/DYF6cYY)https://i.ibb.co/9h0fKhh/mount-DATI-2.png -
this is what I get when I select “Mount device”
](https://ibb.co/0CWPs7B)https://i.ibb.co/qN4bJS0/mount-DATI-3.png
Why do you want to mount it on /srv?
/srv is indeed a btrfs subvolume when you have a default btrfs root partition.
I hope you do not want to run a web server from an NTFS file system?
This is simply what partitioner suggest.
If you can suggest an alternative I’ll try.
/srv is indeed a btrfs subvolume when you have a default btrfs root partition.
Interesting to learn.
I hope you do not want to run a web server from an NTFS file system?
:OAbsolutely not.
As I wrote in first message I’m simply searching for the simplest solution, preferably using graphic interface, to mount NTFS partition at boot.
I would avoid to write directly on fstab.
Mounting is “hanging” a file system in a place (called a mount point and it is a directory) in the direc tory tree where it is needed. You, as system manager, decide where to mount it. And that depends on where the contents is used for.
See also: SDB:Basics of partitions, filesystems, mount points - openSUSE Wiki
The suggestion of /srv is only one of several suggestions offered when you click on the down arrow there. But they are all only suggestions. Being places that are often used by people. But you can type there any path what you want!
A few suggestions from my side:
When that file system contains e.g. music for a particular user, then mount it in his/her home directory, e.g. /home/giorgio/nice-music. (and let giorgio first create that directory himself, then he is owner).
When it is movies for all users, e.g. mount it on /mnt/movies.
There are so many possibilities, but you are the system manager/administrator. Refusing to use the command line does not relieve you from the thinking that belongs to managing a system.
The pc is used in a school lab and any class has a reserved user but all user need have access to NTFS partition.
When it is movies for all users, e.g. mount it on /mnt/movies.
This is the case.
There are so many possibilities, but you are the system manager/administrator. Refusing to use the command line does not relieve you from the thinking that belongs to managing a system.
I know that a mistake in fstab can be dangerous this is why I prefer to use a GUI hoping that is easier and safer.
Hi
You need to either remove btrfs subvolume from / of in the list you can use your own name eg /ntfs_c just type it in there instead of /srv selected from the drop down list (which are just suggestions).
Well, then type something like
/mnt/choose-your-name
where there is now /srv in that field.
That is true. Using YaST > System > Partition manager can avoid a lot of errors. It also shows you things to fill in, that you may have forgotten by doiing things otherwise. But it is only helping. In the end you should understand what you are doing and why you are doing it this way.
And even then, After you have done with YaST (I assume you now have all clues), please check if people can access in the way you want it (read and write, or only read, or …). After all this is an NTFS file system whre ownership and permissions are faked. Maybe we should change there afterwards before you are happy.
So please try and report back.
Easy way: use utility “Disks” from a GNOME DE.
You can install it and use in a KDE.
Choose your disk (partition) and click on the right button “Additional settings” from a row with a three of them.
Then choose “Mount parameters”.
In partitioner I choose /mnt/DATI as mount folder, partition is mounted at boot and I can read (of course) and write.
Then first problem is solved. Next one is share only a folder in NTFS partition but I’ll open a new thread.
Thanks to all that answered.
It seems interesting.
You can install it and use in a KDE.
I’m using KDE but don’t find anything like “disks” to install.
The gnome-disk-utility project provides the Disks application for dealing with storage devices.
Thank you! Very helpful!