Subject: Re: [vserver] FUSE reFUSEs to install
From: "John A. Sullivan III" <jsullivan@opensourcedevel.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:44:50 -0500

Assuming this is the correct approach, would this be done via a mount
bind? 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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