mount_msdosfs -L ... [odd behaviour ?]

[Adam Vande More]

On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 7:53 AM, dan <glimp at live.com> wrote:

> On 10/29/10 13:22, Adam Vande More wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 6:13 AM, dan<glimp at live.com>  wrote:
>>
>>  Thank you for your research and prompt response. The module was
>>> available.
>>> I tried both: kldload in command line and adding it in loader.conf.
>>>
>>> Note. In case the module has not been been loaded,as a user, here, one
>>> gets
>>> 2 messages
>>> "mount_msdosfs: cannot find or load msdosfs_iconv kernel module"
>>> AND
>>>
>>> "mount_msdosfs: msdosfs_iconv: Operation not permitted"
>>>
>>> I wonder what Operation is not permitted as a user and what rights the
>>> user
>>> needs.
>>>
>>
>>
>> sysctl vfs.usermount=1
>>
>> Although it doesn't seem correct that you can mount that FS if it's
>> already
>> been mounted previously by root when that sysctl is at 0.
>>
>>
> Hello
>
> vfs.usermount is already set. In fact, I can readily mount the filesystem
> if I do not specify "-L ...".
>
> I did mount and then soon unmount the filesystem as root with "-L ...".


I see now.  The loading of the kernel module is not permitted as I think the
mount command attempts to load it if necessary.  I'm not aware of any method
of granting access to user which would allow them to load/unload kernel
modules.  Only root level privs can do that.


-- 
Adam Vande More