user can't accessing ntfs partitions..[solved]

[paramesh]

Good day to every one.....I have a small problem..please find below..
I installed Linux mint 13 (maya) 32 bit...it works fine...and i like it.....i am able to access D and E drive from computer(icon)...it works fine for me...i created new user account and logged in through that user and try to open D and E drive it is asking for authentication(for my password )every time..... how to let user to access D and E drive...with out my Credential please let me know if have answer...

thank you....

[altair4]

[1] Find the correct UUID number for your windows partitions:

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sudo blkid -c /dev/null

[2] Create permanent mountpoints for your partitions to live in, for example:

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sudo mkdir /media/WinD

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sudo mkdir /media/WinE

[3] Edit fstab as root:

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gksu gedit /etc/fstab

[4] Add the following lines to the end of fstab, examples:

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UUID=DA9056C19056A3B3 /media/WinD ntfs defaults,umask=000,nls=utf8,windows_names 0 0
UUID=A27826107825E3AF /media/WinE ntfs defaults,umask=000,nls=utf8,windows_names 0 0


Substitute the correct UUID numbers from step [1] and the correct mountpoints from step [2].

[5] If you have already mounted these partitions manually through computer(icon) - unmount them.

[6] Run the following command that will test for errors and if there are none mount the partitions to their new home without requiring a reboot:

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sudo mount -a

Note: To the purist the addition of "umask=000" is redundant and unnecessary since it's in the defaults but I like to add it explicitly so that there is no doubt.

[paramesh]

hi this is paramesh...fortunately i got the solution for this issue by googling.....i just installed "ntfs-config" package through Package manager in Mint mate.....any way thank you very much for all your stuff....it was really helped me.....thank you a lot....

[altair4]

That's fine. You have to do what you have to do.

Realistically, I expect maybe 1 in 20 people will want to use the Jedi way of editing fstab directly. That's just enough I suspect to contunue the user base that will ensure that someone will be availlable to help others out of the mess that can be made when using ntfs-config, mountmanager, PySDM, and others whose names I can't remember at the moment.