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This only works for simple volumes | |||
Get NTFS volume UUID | Get NTFS volume UUID | ||
lsblk -f | lsblk -f | ||
Create mount point | |||
sudo mkdir /var/mnt/whatever | sudo mkdir /var/mnt/whatever | ||
Add to fstab | |||
sudo vim /etc/fstab | sudo vim /etc/fstab | ||
UUID=NTFS_UUID_GOES_HERE /var/mnt/whatever ntfs defaults,ro,nofail 0 0 | UUID=NTFS_UUID_GOES_HERE /var/mnt/whatever ntfs defaults,ro,nofail 0 0 | ||
If the drive is a dynamic mirror you need to use ldmtool instead, | If the drive is a dynamic mirror you need to use ldmtool instead, if you use the above instructions you might corrupt the volume | ||
See [[Using ldmtool to mount NTFS dynamic mirror]] for those instructions | |||
Latest revision as of 17:04, 8 February 2026
This only works for simple volumes
Get NTFS volume UUID
lsblk -f
Create mount point
sudo mkdir /var/mnt/whatever
Add to fstab
sudo vim /etc/fstab
UUID=NTFS_UUID_GOES_HERE /var/mnt/whatever ntfs defaults,ro,nofail 0 0
If the drive is a dynamic mirror you need to use ldmtool instead, if you use the above instructions you might corrupt the volume
See Using ldmtool to mount NTFS dynamic mirror for those instructions