Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:16:30 +0200 From: Daniel Lysfjord <lysfjord.daniel@smokepit.net> To: Vlad Markov <dvoich@optonline.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mount_fusefs, fstab, user mount Message-ID: <bf02c20f0e613f4f0475cd3a901fa315@smokepit.net> In-Reply-To: <4049b340-a767-4e61-ab69-da4f79995cc6@optonline.net>
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On 2026-08-05 18:47, Vlad Markov wrote: > I thought I'd try having users mount an NTFS partition using fstab. > > root has no issues, users get this: > > Circe$ mount_fusefs: /dev/fuse on /home/vlad/ntfs: Operation not > permitted (FUSE daemon requires privileges due to 'allow_other' option) > > The fstab entry looks like this: > > /dev/nda0p3 /home/vlad/ntfs fuse > rw,noauto,allow_other,uid=1001,gid=1001,mountprog=/usr/local/bin/ntfs-3g > 0 0 > > sysctl.conf: > > # Uncomment this to prevent users from seeing information about > processes that > # are being run under another UID. > #security.bsd.see_other_uids=0 > vfs.usermount=1 > > I tried this (in both /etc and /usr/local/etc): > > Circe$ cat /etc/fuse.conf > user_allow_other > > I have no idea where to go next. According to "posts on the internet" [0], "user_allow_other" is a Linux-ism. The man-page agrees with that sentiment [1]. Look at the chapter "SHARED MOUNTS" in the beforementioned man-page for something that looks like a solution to your problem. 0: https://forum.rclone.org/t/failed-to-mount-fuse-fs-freebsd/7723/9 1: https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?mount_fusefs(8)home | help
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