Bug 247750 - In kernel fuse does not allow NFS exports
Summary: In kernel fuse does not allow NFS exports
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Status: CLOSED DEFERRED
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: 7
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Kernel Maintainer List
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-07-11 09:06 UTC by Piergiorgio Sartor
Modified: 2008-06-03 13:08 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2008-06-03 13:08:22 UTC
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Description Piergiorgio Sartor 2007-07-11 09:06:49 UTC
Description of problem:
Well, this might be more a feature/enhancement request than a bug, anyway here
we go.
The in kernel fuse module is somehow an old/different version than the one from
 http://fuse.sourceforge.net/ and it does not support NFS exporting.
It would be kind, considering the amount of other patching, to add this one,
together with the latest fuse-libs, to the Fedora kernel.
This will enable the NFS export and keep the fuse subsystem up to date.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.21-1.3228

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.
Well, mount some fuse filesystem, like ntfs-3g and export using NFS
2.
mount the exported ntfs partition from a client
3.
  
Actual results:
Funny, the client says the server refused the mount because of permission issues.
The server just report an "authenticated mount", with no errors at all.

Expected results:
The mount should take place.

Additional info:
It would be already good to provide a more clear error message, because what is
visible is a "permission" problem, which causes some confusion.

Comment 1 Christopher Brown 2007-09-18 14:39:02 UTC
Hello Piergiorgio,

I'm reviewing this bug as part of the kernel bug triage project, an attempt to
isolate current bugs in the fedora kernel.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KernelBugTriage

I am CC'ing myself to this bug and will try and assist you in resolving it if I can.

There hasn't been much activity on this bug for a while. Could you tell me if
you are still having problems with the latest kernel?

If the problem no longer exists then please close this bug or I'll do so in a
few days if there is no additional information lodged.

Cheers
Chris

Comment 2 Piergiorgio Sartor 2007-09-23 10:02:56 UTC
Well, the reported issue is well known and it is caused by the fact that the
in-kernel fuse is not in line with the one distributed by the fuse project.
The second one allows, to certain extent, to export fuse filesystems using NFS
(check docs for further warnings).
What I'm asking for is to use the latest fuse kernel module (from the fuse
project) and replace, as patch or else, the one in the Fedora kernel. At least
until things get synchronized in the mainline kernel.

Thanks for your support.


Comment 3 Bug Zapper 2008-05-14 13:30:33 UTC
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Comment 4 Piergiorgio Sartor 2008-06-03 13:08:22 UTC
I close this one, since I'm not using anymore NFS exported fuse filesystems.

pg


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