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Description of problem: I use fuse-encfs and pam_mount to mount my home directory. Currently I have the following problem: If I define the "allow_other" option it seems to be ignored, as well as "nonempty". The user's directory is mounted but no one else can access it. The "allow_other" option is present in /etc/fuse.conf Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): fuse-2.8.5-2.fc14.i686 pam_mount-2.5-1.fc14.i686 Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create encfs encryption layer from /tmp/a to /tmp/b using test user's login password and unmount it (fusermount -u /tmp/b) afterwards. 2a. Preparte pam_mount (I've only listed important entries) <debug enable="1" /> <mntoptions allow="nosuid,nodev,loop,encryption,fsck,nonempty,allow_root,allow_other,default_permissions" /> <volume user="user" fstype="fuse" path="encfs#/tmp/a" mountpoint="/tmp/b" options="default_permissions,allow_other" /> 3a. Login as test user (here: "user"). Actual results: The encryption layer from /tmp/a to /tmp/b is created, but root or other users have no access to it. Expected results: Everyone on the system should have access to /tmp/b if the allow_other option is used.
Fixed upstream in 2.8.
There's a patch in Ubuntu's bug tracker, comment number 4: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpam-mount/+bug/670865 I downloaded the F14 src rpm, added this patch, rebuilt, installed, and it's working great.
This is fixed since pam_mount 2.8 anyway.
That'd be fantastic if 2.8 was in F14. Unfortunately, F14 and F15 still have 2.5.
libHX-3.12.1-1.fc17,hxtools-20120514-1.fc17,pam_mount-2.13-1.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libHX-3.12.1-1.fc17,hxtools-20120514-1.fc17,pam_mount-2.13-1.fc17
Package libHX-3.12.1-1.fc17, hxtools-20120514-1.fc17, pam_mount-2.13-1.fc17: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 17 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing libHX-3.12.1-1.fc17 hxtools-20120514-1.fc17 pam_mount-2.13-1.fc17' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-9767/libHX-3.12.1-1.fc17,hxtools-20120514-1.fc17,pam_mount-2.13-1.fc17 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
libHX-3.12.1-1.fc17, hxtools-20120514-1.fc17, pam_mount-2.13-1.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.