Is it possible to mount an exFAT filesystem on Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue
- Is it possible to mount an exFAT filesystem on Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
Resolution
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and earlier
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux does not support exFAT filesystem. Therefore, it won't be able to mount exFAT filesystem in a supported method.
- For an unsupported method, you can use the EPEL repository
- Once that repository is enabled, it's possible to install the required packages but it's not possible to mount it.
# yum install -y exfatprogs Dependencies resolved. ======================================================================================== Package Architecture Version Repository Size ======================================================================================== Installing: exfatprogs x86_64 1.2.0-1.el8 epel 86 k Transaction Summary ======================================================================================== Total download size: 86 k Installed size: 283 k Is this ok [y/N]: y # mkfs.exfat /dev/sdc1 exfatprogs version : 1.2.0 Creating exFAT filesystem(/dev/sdc1, cluster size=131072) Writing volume boot record: done Writing backup volume boot record: done Fat table creation: done Allocation bitmap creation: done Upcase table creation: done Writing root directory entry: done Synchronizing... exFAT format complete! # mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt mount: /mnt: unknown filesystem type 'exfat'.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- An exFAT filesystem may be created by installing the
exfatprogs
package and using the# mkfs.exfat
utility. - See the
man 8 mkfs.exfat
man page for details.
This solution is part of Red Hat’s fast-track publication program, providing a huge library of solutions that Red Hat engineers have created while supporting our customers. To give you the knowledge you need the instant it becomes available, these articles may be presented in a raw and unedited form.
Comments