geom_label and devd interaction

[Joerg Pernfuss]

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:27:03 -0800
Gordon Tetlow <gordon at tetlows.org> wrote:

> Joerg Pernfuss wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I use geom_label for my various usb sticks, cf cards etc and try
> > to create some sort of automount functionality using the filesystem
> > labels.
> >
> > For example:
> > 	umass0: USBest Technology USB Mass Storage Device, rev
> > 2.00/1.00, addr 2 da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0
> > 	da0: <256MB USB2.0FlashDrive A4> Removable Direct Access
> > SCSI-2 device da0: 1.000MB/s transfers
> > 	da0: 250MB (512000 512 byte sectors: 64H 32S/T 250C)
> > 	GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider da0s1 is msdosfs/USBSTICK01.
> > 	GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider da0s2 is ufs/usbstick01.
> >
> > This then gets mangled by devfs.rules:
> > 	add path ufs/usbstick01 mode 0600 user elessar group
> > operator add path msdosfs/USBSTICK01 mode 0600 user elessar group
> > operator
> >
> > So far, so good. At this point I'd like devd to honour this rules:
> > 	attach 150 {
> >         	device-name "ufs/usbstick01";
> > 		# device-name "usbstick01";
> >         	action "su elessar -c 'mount /dev/ufs/usbstick01 \
> > 			/home/elessar/mnt/usbstick01/ufs/'";
> > 	};
> > 	attach 150 {
> >         	device-name "msdosfs/USBSTICK01";
> > 		# device-name "USBSTICK01";
> >         	action "su elessar -c
> > 'mount_msdosfs /dev/msdosfs/USBSTICK01
> > \ /home/elessar/mnt/usbstick01/msdosfs/'"; };
> >
> > But, so far, I can't coerce devd into honouring this part of his
> > configuration.
> >
> > Am I missing something or doesn't geom_label create events that are
> > monitored by devd?
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> > 	Joerg
> >   
> 
> The only obvious thing that jumps out at me is that you are trying to 
> use mount as a user, not root.
> 
> -gordon

Device permissions, directory permissons and vfs.usermount=1 are set.
I can mount as user and the above mount commands do work from the
command line.

I'm just at a loss in figuring out why devd doesn't trigger.

	Joerg

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