Answer

The required RPM can be found on the Linux OS installation CD. The file name is as follows:

kernel-module-ntfs-2.6.18-128.1.1.el5-2.1.27-0.rr.10.11.x86_64.rpm

1. As root, run the following command to install the rpm:

rpm -ivh kernel-module-ntfs-2.6.18-128.1.1.el5-2.1.27-0.rr.10.11.x86_64.rpm

2. Run the following command to load the module:

insmod /lib/modules/2.6.18-128.1.1.el5/kernel/fs/ntfs/ntfs.ko

3. Confirm that the module works:

grep ntfs /proc/filesystems

4. Mount the ntfs usb. You must specify the name of the USB and the path to the mountpoint.

mount -t ntfs /dev/usbdevice /path/to/mountpoint

Using ntfsmount

Once you have the fuse (filesystem in userspace) module installed (and of course, ntfsprogs too), do the following:

1. Create a directory to which you will mount your volume:

mkdir /mnt/c

2. Mount your volume:

ntfsmount /dev/hda1 /mnt/c

You can adjust the mount options as needed. Refer to the ntfsmount man page for a list of all options.

Mounting via fstab

Netezza strongly recommends that you use the latest version of ntfsprogs because this simplifies mounting via fstab. If you are using ntfsprogs-2.0.0 or later, mount by adding a line similar to the following in the /etc/fstab file:

/dev/hda1 /mnt/c fuse.ntfs locale=en_US.utf8 0 0

Specifying the locale is only needed on some misconfigured distributions where auto-detection does not work correctly, and if you are using non-English filenames.

To find out the exact locale that your system is using, run one of the following commands at the terminal prompt:

• echo ${LC_ALL}
• locale

Use the output to replace “en_US.utf8” in the example.