From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 3 05:59:47 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F67616A401; Mon, 3 Apr 2006 05:59:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from maxim@macomnet.ru) Received: from mp2.macomnet.net (mp2.macomnet.net [195.128.64.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A15243D45; Mon, 3 Apr 2006 05:59:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from maxim@macomnet.ru) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mp2.macomnet.net (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k335xiIV048358; Mon, 3 Apr 2006 09:59:44 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from maxim@macomnet.ru) Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 09:59:44 +0400 (MSD) From: Maxim Konovalov To: Joe Marcus Clarke In-Reply-To: <1144042356.824.16.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> Message-ID: <20060403094836.K45440@mp2.macomnet.net> References: <1144042356.824.16.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RFC: Adding a ``user'' mount option X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 05:59:47 -0000 Hi Joe, On Mon, 3 Apr 2006, 01:32-0400, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > I know we have vfs.usermount, but this is not always sufficient since > the user has to own the mount point in question. What I propose is to > add a ``user'' mount option ? la Linux. This would make mount and > umount setuid root, but would allow much more flexibility when it comes > to removable media and desktop systems. Personally I have no problems with vfs.usermount and removal medias on FreeBSD-based desktops but a new suid binary in the system just scare me. -- Maxim Konovalov