Hi, Accompanying the candidate release of an ntfs-3g version with unlimited file creation support, it is my pleasure to announce the release for beta-testing of an ntfs-3g version with improved file ownership and access rights support and full support of Posix ACLs.
ntfs-3g-1.2926SB.1 is based on the new release candidate ntfs-3g-1.2926-RC and is fully compatible with it. Also released is ntfs-3g.1.2918SR.1 which is a stable release with Posix ACLs not integrated by default. It has the known bugs fixed from previous versions, and no new features. A user mapping file has to defined and mounting options adapted for the access control to be effective. Moreover the Posix ACL features are optional and controlled by a compile-time option which is not activated by default in the downloadable files. Main improvements and fixes in ntfs-3g-1.2926SB.1 : - full support of Posix access control, including Posix ACLs - access control done by fuse when Posix ACLs are not used - direct access to the native NTFS ACLs - owner and root may now be designated users and groups in a Posix ACL - full UTF16 to UTF8 translations (based on a development by Bernhard Kaindl) - fixes specific to big-endian computers - fixes specific to Posix ACLs Due to a problem in the fuse architecture, files created in a directory with a default ACL still get the umask applied, so the files are created overprotected when ~umask is a subset of the default ACL. No work around is known so far. Detailed information, source files, and RPMs for Fedora are available on : http://pagesperso-orange.fr/b.andre/ntfs-3g.html This is a release for beta-testing and undocumented problems may occur. You are therefore advised to backup your important data. If you should have any problem, please report on the project mailing list (email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) with detailed information about the conditions in which the problem occurred. Regards Jean-Pierre ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ ntfs-3g-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ntfs-3g-devel
