RFC: Adding a ``user'' mount option

[Alex Dupre]

Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
> I know we have vfs.usermount, but this is not always sufficient since
> the user has to own the mount point in question.  What I propose is to
> add a ``user'' mount option à la Linux.  This would make mount and
> umount setuid root, but would allow much more flexibility when it comes
> to removable media and desktop systems.

I can't speak about security implications or your implementation, but
this is surely a long awaited and wished feature for desktop users.
Adding dozens of entries in devfs.conf and creating user owned mount
points is not very pratical.

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Alex Dupre