From 47e9a3d739f072b3c1db87ffad5b937e6c3f3356 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard W.M. Jones" Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2015 16:35:21 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] FAQ: Add sections about libguestfs NTFS & XFS support. Both popular questions. --- examples/guestfs-faq.pod | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/examples/guestfs-faq.pod b/examples/guestfs-faq.pod index 4862f65de..07743a3ae 100644 --- a/examples/guestfs-faq.pod +++ b/examples/guestfs-faq.pod @@ -822,6 +822,23 @@ Make sure the filesystem was created using Joliet and/or Rock Ridge extensions. libguestfs does not require any special mount options to handle the filesystem. +=head2 Cannot open Windows guests which use NTFS. + +You see errors like: + + mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs' + +On Red Hat Enterprise Linux or CentOS, you have to install the +L +package. + +=head2 Cannot open or inspect RHEL 7 guests. + +=head2 Cannot open Linux guests which use XFS. + +RHEL 7 guests, and any other guests that use XFS, can be opened by +libguestfs, but you have to install the C package. + =head1 USING LIBGUESTFS IN YOUR OWN PROGRAMS =head2 The API has hundreds of methods, where do I start?