From nobody Wed Aug 5 18:16:30 2026 X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4hFdsN5VVtz6mw5Q for ; Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:16:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lysfjord.daniel@smokepit.net) Received: from smtp-out.smokepit.net (smtp-out.smokepit.net [65.109.7.147]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (prime256v1) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp-out.smokepit.net", Issuer "YE1" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4hFdsN3HH0z3dwl for ; Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:16:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lysfjord.daniel@smokepit.net) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: from 55a43b0f.bb.online.no ([85.164.59.15] helo=smokepit.net) by smtp-out.smokepit.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.98.2) (envelope-from ) id 1wrgAM-0000000088e-0FfJ; Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:16:32 +0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=smokepit.net; s=loke; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:Message-ID: References:In-Reply-To:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date:MIME-Version:Reply-To: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID; bh=DLqJtkE9kjFXpx1V29nFdxnt1sU2RK0qOmNWFYm9v24=; b=XDCgok0rcEZ82RQBGSok6ZJEwN uH8NujAYznt1XJNNKpdN4qN5TwEWuAZkbd7p1/7jyRO25IzsKCeGcmA22psDOzuyMjo9rbfQc7dJe WhpVpvkQzks5T4rzZxF39Wlm3DAo36GeTZCb+0TWGfs/l7NgfhBXJFKWytatwW7Jf6VI=; Received: from roundcube.lan.smokepit.net ([10.0.3.108] helo=webmail.smokepit.net) by smokepit.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.99.5 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1wrgAI-00000000CbG-2Twd; Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:16:31 +0200 List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: List-Owner: Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:16:30 +0200 From: Daniel Lysfjord To: Vlad Markov Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mount_fusefs, fstab, user mount In-Reply-To: <4049b340-a767-4e61-ab69-da4f79995cc6@optonline.net> References: <4049b340-a767-4e61-ab69-da4f79995cc6@optonline.net> Message-ID: X-Sender: lysfjord.daniel@smokepit.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4hFdsN3HH0z3dwl X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:24940, ipnet:65.109.0.0/16, country:DE] X-Spamd-Bar: ---- 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)