[Bug 838091] Re: should link fsck.ntfs -> ntfsfix/ntfsck

[Jean-Pierre]

> So, ntfs-3g should symlink fsck.ntfs to ntfsfix or ntfsck,
> though the latter fails to check my partitions,

It fails because the development of ntfsck has been interrupted years
ago before anything useful was developed.

> so maybe ntfsfix would be better.

ntfsfix does not check the volume, it fixes common errors preventing
from mounting, and triggers a check by Windows. If you can mount, you do
not need ntfsfix.

If you want to call fsck.ntfs, do so with an option avoiding the checks,
until some kind soul strives to develop them.

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Title:
  should link fsck.ntfs -> ntfsfix/ntfsck

Status in “ntfs-3g” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I've got a dualboot laptop, and the installer has created fstab
  entries for the NTFS partitions. But now oneiric is complaining that
  it can't mount them, and prompts me on boot what to do about it.
  Skipping or ignoring the error makes the boot complete, and boot.log
  reveals that it fails due to fsck.ntfs being missing.

  So, ntfs-3g should symlink fsck.ntfs to ntfsfix or ntfsck, though the
  latter fails to check my partitions, so maybe ntfsfix would be better.

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