Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 9 Dec 2000 17:26:45 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 9 Dec 2000 17:26:35 -0500 Received: from vger.timpanogas.org ([207.109.151.240]:65287 "EHLO vger.timpanogas.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 9 Dec 2000 17:26:31 -0500 Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 15:51:35 -0700 From: "Jeff V. Merkey" To: Willy Tarreau Cc: Mark Sutton , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [Fwd: NTFS repair tools] Message-ID: <20001209155135.A14957@vger.timpanogas.org> In-Reply-To: <976380540.3a32627c184c3@imp.free.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <976380540.3a32627c184c3@imp.free.fr>; from wtarreau@free.fr on Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 05:49:00PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 05:49:00PM +0100, Willy Tarreau wrote: Alan has spoken. If DANGEROUS doesn't get their attention, what will? Jeff > One problem with warnings at compile time is that in many cases, administrators > use kernels provided by friends or collegues that "know linux better than them". > If an admin uses a kernel in which write support has been activated to mount > an NTFS file system without providing any option, he will get it mount R/W > without any warning, then may destroy it at the first mistake or so. > > perhaps we should add an option such as "force" to mount an NTFS r/w, and as > suggested by JBG, print a KERN_EMERG message when attempting to mount it r/w > without the "force" option. > > we could also add a static counter which will make the first r/w mount always > fail, to ensure people will read the message, and which would prevent people > from mounting r/w from fstab. > > just my $0.02. > > BTW, I like the message about microsoft preventing from fixing the driver ;-) > > Cheers, > Willy > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/