Don Raikes wrote: > I installed fc6 onto a pc that had windows xp installed on an ntfs filesystem. > > I wish to access some of the files from the ntfs filesystem from within linux. > > I added the line: > > /dev/sda1 /windows ntfs rw,auto,user 0 0 > > to my /etc/fstab > > When I tried to mount /windows, I get an error saying unrecognized filesystem type ntfs. > > How should I specify this filesystem to be able to access it? > You will need to get the ntfs module for your kernel. It is not included in the standard packages, but have to be downloaded from an add-on repository. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!