RE: NTFS issue

From: aaron hirsch (aaronh_at_uptime.net)
Date: 06/30/05

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    > I have successfully mounted ntfs drive, but it is accessible only to
    the
    > root user.
    > As a regular user I get 'permission denied' error.
    > What am I missing?
    > Here's what I did as root.
    >
    > mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /mnt/C
    > mount -t ntfs /dev/hda5 /mnt/D
    >
    > After making sure I was able to access both ntfs drives, I added the
    > following to /etc/fstab
    >
    > /dev/hda1 /mnt/C ntfs defaults 0
    0
    > /dev/hda5 /mnt/D ntfs defaults 0
    0
    >
    > Then I rebooted and logged on as a regular user.
    > Now ls /mnt/C gives 'permission denied'.
    > But if I log on as root I am able to access both ntfs drives just
    fine.
    > I'm a Linux newbie, any help is appreciated.
    [aaron hirsch]
    Silly question, but what user did you use to create your mount points
    and are their permissions?

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