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Hi all,
I've got probleme concerning user home directory.
My MAC is integrated to my Active Directory. All works fine except home directory.
My home is big (>80 Go) and takes long time to be copied on the new home directory. Is there a way to link the original home directory (local session) to the new AD Account ? By this way, I won't have to copy all datas...
Thank you,
Olivier

guelfi wrote:
If you install ntfs-3g from the extra repository, you should be able to mount NTFS partitions as root. IIRC, partitions mounted this way will be owned by root, but have full access for everyone (777).
I think there also is a package in the AUR which allows you to mount NTFS as a non-root user.
EDIT: Yup, there is. If you have aur/ntfs-3g-fuse installed, you should be able to mount NTFS partitions as a normal user. I just tested it; works fine for me.
I have no problem with mounting as such. What I meant was I can't write to the partition. If with ntfs-3g I can, then I'll try it out. Thanks!
Edit: I've just tried it out and it works! Cheers . Mounting it to the home directory had issues (user settings being discarded), so I took your advice and mounted it somewhere else. Now I just want to know how to hide Windows hidden/system files.
Last edited by turab (2011-08-01 11:39:59)

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