Re: Will Suse be it?

From: Drake (dra_at_global.net)
Date: 12/27/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:21:53 -0600

"houghi" <houghi@houghi.org.invalid> wrote in message
news:slrnct0ijk.vbv.houghi@penne.houghi...
> Drake wrote:
> <snip>
>> Sorry, I should have been clearer. Actually (and this is for my first
>> foray
>> into Linux), my intentions are to build a *Linux* file server from which
>> I
>> can read and write to XP NTFS & FAT 32 network shares. I also would like
>> to
>> read and write from the XP machines to the Linux server. Is this possible
>> (forgive my ignorance)?
>
> Yes, with Samba.

Thanks! After perusing the Samba link AT posted, I see that it can.

>
>> If I like Linux (and by all accounts, why wouldn't I?), I also plan on
>> eventually adding a Linux partition to a machine here and there, so I
>> would
>> also appreciate the ability to read NTFS & FAT partitions on the same
>> machine from the Linux partition, which is why I found your
>> recommendation
>> of "Captive" of interest. What have your experiences been? The website
>> makes
>> it sound stable. What has your experience with it been?
>
> FAT is no problem. NTFS I would not try in a working enviroment. Us as
> much FAT as possible. That way you can access it without any problem.
> NTFS readinga and especially writing is and never will be 100% suported,
> because the specs are not known.

The problem is that 90% of all drives here are NTFS for stability and
security. And just as it is not feasible to switch everything over to Linux
at this time, the same holds true for the file system for the windows
machines. Do you have any experience with "Captive"?

> If you find a solution, you will find something that will be 99.9%
> stable and delete your hardrive only once in a while.

Losing a partition is never enjoyable, but fortunately, I maintain regular
images of my important partitions, so restoral is just 20 mins. away.

> --
> houghi
> It's people. Source code is made out of people! They're making our source
> out
> of people. Next thing they'll be breeding us like cattle for code. You've
> gotta tell them. You've gotta tell them!

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