ntfs-3g preferred handler [WAS: automount ntfs volumes]

[Danny Kukawka]

On Mittwoch, 12. November 2008, Robby Workman wrote:
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> Okay, if my understanding on this is correct, the way this will work is
> something along these lines:
>
> ntfs-3g ships an fdi file that declares it to be a possible alternative
> filesystem driver for ntfs; it does *not* declare itself to be the
> preferred handler.  The distribution will ship a separate fdi file
> declaring the preferred handler.

right.

> If that's correct, then how are you guys planning to do that?
> Basically match on "ntfs" as the fstype, and then merge "ntfs-3g" as
> the volume.fstype.alternative.preferred  ?

No, a match for ntfs-3g in volume.fstype.alternative and then set 
volume.fstype.alternative.preferred to ntfs-3g. Otherwise you set it maybe to 
ntfs-3g also if it's not installed.

Danny