Re: How to access loop-aes mounted vfat filesystem as non-root user- help required!

[Matthias Schniedermeyer <ms@xxxxxxx>]

Phil H wrote:
> --- Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote:
>
> > > So, either in the mount line or in /etc/fstab, I
> >
> > must
> >
> > > tell mount what filesystem type is to be mounted.
> >
> > Have you tried the "-s" option?
>
> Thanks - now I have.  This works if the loop was
> formatted with minix - mounts ok (I'm not sure why
> anuone would want ot format with minix, but there you
> go). mtab reports the permissions that are specified
> in the mount line for fat, although these have been
> ignored - the mount point directory has inherited root
> permissions from sudo mount.
>
> But mounting an ext2-formatted loop device fails.
>
> I put the s option in from of the others as follows:
>
> sudo mount -s -o [other options....]
>
> Is that correct? It didn't seem to work if I put it in
> with the fat options.

It was just a shot into the blue. Seams it doesn't work.


When you use 2 diffrent mount-points you can use 2 diffrent lines in fstab.
Then a
mount <first> || mount <second>
mounts whatever succeeds.
(Or just do mount <first> ; mount <second> and after that look which succeeded)


If you want to hide the diffrent mount-points from whetever wants to access the filesystem you can use "new" mount-points and create symlink to the "old" place (don't forget to remove the dir before), after the mount to the successfull mount.
(Or --bind mount the mount-point of the successfull-mount over the "old" mountpoint. In this case the directory must stay)



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