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 > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >