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[Bug 1455737] [NEW] Add mount options "uid=<value>" and "windows_names" in fstab for NTFS partitions by default during Ubuntu installation

 

Public bug reported:

By default after Ubuntu installation, permanently-mounted NTFS partitions don't allow files to be moved to the Rubbish Bin. They have to be permanently deleted.
"uid=xxxx" sets the owner of files and directories so that the NTFS partition could create a ".Trash-xxxx" directory and the user could move files to the Rubbish Bin easily. The uid could be of the first user.

"windows_names" prevents files, directories and extended attributes to
be created with a name not allowed by Windows. This is helpful in dual
boot with Windows.

Also, there are "hide_hid_files" and "hide_dot_files" which are useful in dual boot with Windows.
A summary of the options that ntfs-3g accepts http://www.tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-manual/#6.

The line in fstab would be:
UUID=<value>   /<mount_point>   ntfs-3g   defaults,uid=<value>,windows_names,locale=<locale>   0   0

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: mount 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-52.86-generic 3.13.11-ckt18
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-52-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.10
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sat May 16 08:53:25 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-20 (390 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
SourcePackage: util-linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: util-linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

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Title:
  Add mount options "uid=<value>" and "windows_names" in fstab for NTFS
  partitions by default during Ubuntu installation

Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  By default after Ubuntu installation, permanently-mounted NTFS partitions don't allow files to be moved to the Rubbish Bin. They have to be permanently deleted.
  "uid=xxxx" sets the owner of files and directories so that the NTFS partition could create a ".Trash-xxxx" directory and the user could move files to the Rubbish Bin easily. The uid could be of the first user.

  "windows_names" prevents files, directories and extended attributes to
  be created with a name not allowed by Windows. This is helpful in dual
  boot with Windows.

  Also, there are "hide_hid_files" and "hide_dot_files" which are useful in dual boot with Windows.
  A summary of the options that ntfs-3g accepts http://www.tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-manual/#6.

  The line in fstab would be:
  UUID=<value>   /<mount_point>   ntfs-3g   defaults,uid=<value>,windows_names,locale=<locale>   0   0

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: mount 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-52.86-generic 3.13.11-ckt18
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-52-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.10
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sat May 16 08:53:25 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-20 (390 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  SourcePackage: util-linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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