Re: What is gvfs-fuse-daemon?
On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Aaron Konstam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the first time I noticed that there is a file system on my disk called gvfs-fuse-daemon. It seems to exist concurrently with my /dev/sda3 partition in the same disk space. What is this and what is its significance? Is '/dev/sda3' an NTFS partition? -Mauriat -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: What is gvfs-fuse-daemon?
Aaron Konstam wrote: For the first time I noticed that there is a file system on my disk called gvfs-fuse-daemon. It seems to exist concurrently with my /dev/sda3 partition in the same disk space. What is this and what is its significance? I am not sure, but judging by the name, it sounds like the Gnome Virtual File System daemon using fuse for mounting. One use for me is an encrypted directory - it mounts a file in my home directory on a mount point in my home directory. As long as I provide the proper pass phrase, it gets mounted, with encryption/decryption handled for me. I am not sure, but it might also be used for opening up things like zip files, tar archives, etc. It may also handle mounting Windows/Samba shares for the user, instead of system mounts. This should give you enough to look into it deeper if you are interested. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: What is gvfs-fuse-daemon?
On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 7:42 AM, Aaron Konstam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the first time I noticed that there is a file system on my disk called gvfs-fuse-daemon. It seems to exist concurrently with my /dev/sda3 partition in the same disk space. What is this and what is its significance? gvfs is meant to be the next iteration of the functionality that gnomevfs provided. fuse is a mechanism by which users can mount filesystems on a per-user basis... unlike the traditional mount command which requires root level access either through setuid or sudo or some other mechanism. gvfs-fuse-daemon is there to bridge the two so that gvfs creates fuse mountpoints under .gvfs in your home directory when you use the gnome UI to mount things like remote ssh filesystems. If you use Gnome's Connect to Server UI to create a new mountpoint, you should get a corresponding directory structure under .gvfs that non-gnome aware applications and scripts can make use of. -jef -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: What is gvfs-fuse-daemon?
On Fri, 2008-09-12 at 11:57 -0400, Mauriat wrote: On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Aaron Konstam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the first time I noticed that there is a file system on my disk called gvfs-fuse-daemon. It seems to exist concurrently with my /dev/sda3 partition in the same disk space. What is this and what is its significance? Is '/dev/sda3' an NTFS partition? -Mauriat No it is the F9 partition. -- === So so is good, very good, very excellent good: and yet it is not; it is but so so. -- William Shakespeare, As You Like It === Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: What is gvfs-fuse-daemon?
Aaron Konstam wrote: For the first time I noticed that there is a file system on my disk called gvfs-fuse-daemon. It seems to exist concurrently with my /dev/sda3 partition in the same disk space. What is this and what is its significance? Since several others have already given you hints on this, I'll just add that FUSE mounts seem to piss off SELinux to no end, no amount of labeling or relabeling will shut it up, if it is your home directory you mount in this manner reading mail on the local system break, because dovecot is trying to create or write a lock file, etc, etc. I solved most of it by setting permissive mode, using restorecon on the mounted filesystem, then rebooting with enforcing SELinux. At the moment it seems to work. -- Bill Davidsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked. - from Slashdot -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: What is gvfs-fuse-daemon?
On Fri, 2008-09-12 at 11:16 -0500, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: Aaron Konstam wrote: For the first time I noticed that there is a file system on my disk called gvfs-fuse-daemon. It seems to exist concurrently with my /dev/sda3 partition in the same disk space. What is this and what is its significance? I am not sure, but judging by the name, it sounds like the Gnome Virtual File System daemon using fuse for mounting. One use for me is an encrypted directory - it mounts a file in my home directory on a mount point in my home directory. As long as I provide the proper pass phrase, it gets mounted, with encryption/decryption handled for me. I am not sure, but it might also be used for opening up things like zip files, tar archives, etc. It may also handle mounting Windows/Samba shares for the user, instead of system mounts. This should give you enough to look into it deeper if you are interested. Ok, I don't want to make this too much of a mystery. This I know. It is the latest replacement for the GNOME-VFS system. It indeed uses fuse for mouunting. But beyond this I get a bunch of gobbilty gook. There are commands like gvfs-mkdir and gvfs-mount but I can't get a handle on how to use them. But I will keep looking. For example, how do you mount a file in your home directory using the gvfs-fuse daemon? -- === To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead. -- Bertrand Russell === Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
