Re: [vserver] FUSE reFUSEs to install

From: Herbert Poetzl <herbert_at_13thfloor.at>
Date: Fri 15 Jan 2010 - 21:06:56 GMT
Message-ID: <20100115210656.GB10287@MAIL.13thfloor.at>

On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 10:25:45AM -0600, Michael S. Zick wrote:
> On Fri January 15 2010, John A. Sullivan III wrote:
> > Assuming this is the correct approach, would this be done via a mount
> > bind?
>
> You don't need a mount bind -
> sysfs is a "nodev" system, you can mount it as many
> times and places as you wish.

as you can with most other filesystems which are
not virtual ones (what you call "nodev" :)

but I would suggest you do _not_ mount sysfs in
a guest, unless you know exactly what you are doing :)

best,
Herbert

> Mike
> > I would assume all guests must look at the same and consistent
> > sysfs. Is that true? Or do we just need any old sysfs to simply make
> > FUSE happy? Thanks - John
> >
> > On Fri, 2010-01-15 at 16:24 +0100, Rik Bobbaers wrote:
> > > this is where the ones that design vserver have to step in... i don't know
> > > why/why not...
> > >
> > >
> > > Rik Bobbaers
> > >
> > > -- http://harry.enzoverder.be
> > > linux/unix/system/network/security/hardware/DR admin
> > > "If a man speaks his mind in a forest, and there's no woman to hear it ...
> > > is he still wrong?"
> > >
> > > > It looks like that is the underlying problem but is it safe to do that?
> > > > I, perhaps foolishly, assumed there was a good reason vserver did not do
> > > > that by default. Thanks - John
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 2010-01-15 at 11:34 +0100, Rik Bobbaers wrote:
> > > >> maybe a stupid suggestion, but... is sysfs mounted in your guest?
> > > >> if not, what if you'd mount it at start?
> > > >>
> > > >> greetings,
> > > >>
> > > >> Rik Bobbaers
> > > >>
> > > >> -- http://harry.enzoverder.be
> > > >> linux/unix/system/network/security/hardware/DR admin
> > > >> "If a man speaks his mind in a forest, and there's no woman to hear it
> > > >> ...
> > > >> is he still wrong?"
> > > >>
> > > >> > Hello, all. We are trying to install a Debian Lenny vserver on a
> > > >> CentOS
> > > >> > 5.4 host running a custom kernel - 2.6.28.7-vs2.3.0.36.7. We are
> > > >> trying
> > > >> > to install fuse-utils and sshfs for use wit X2Go (a great project for
> > > >> > those unfamiliar with it - www.x2go.org). We keep getting:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Setting up fuse-utils (2.7.4-1.1) ...
> > > >> > creating fuse group...
> > > >> > udev active, skipping device node creation.
> > > >> > udev requires a mounted sysfs, not started. failed!
> > > >> > failed!
> > > >> > invoke-rc.d: initscript udev, action "reload" failed.
> > > >> > dpkg: error processing fuse-utils (--configure):
> > > >> > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> > > >> > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of sshfs:
> > > >> > sshfs depends on fuse-utils (>= 2.7); however:
> > > >> > Package fuse-utils is not configured yet.
> > > >> > dpkg: error processing sshfs (--configure):
> > > >> > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> > > >> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> > > >> > fuse-utils
> > > >> > sshfs
> > > >> >
> > > >> > In the past, we simply created the fuse device manually and added
> > > >> > SECURE_MOUNT
> > > >> > SECURE_REMOUNT
> > > >> > BINARY_MOUNT
> > > >> > to ccapabilities
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Short of giving SYS_ADMIN and running udev, how do we get this to
> > > >> work?
> > > >> > Thanks - John
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
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Received on Fri Jan 15 21:07:09 2010

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