Public bug reported:
The `quiet` option for VFAT file systems allow to silently ignore Unix-
permission operations instead of returning an error. This is useful to
prevent ''i.e.'' [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/118283 errors
when using Unison on heterogeneous file systems].
The `gnome-mount` (0.6-1ubuntu4 in Ubuntu 7.10) backend used by Nautilus
to mount removable volumes does not set the `quiet` option by default.
Additionally, specifying this option in Nautilus' volume options does
not have the expected behavior (or rather: not the one I would be
expecting).
Steps to reproduce:
1. Plug a removable drive with a VFAT partition.
/!\ It gets mounted with the
`rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefree` options.
1. Go to ''Places/Computer'', right click on said removable drive;
2. Expand the ''Settings'' part of the ''Volume'' tab;
3. Add `quiet` as ''Mount options'';
4. Demount then remount the device using ''e.g.'', Gnome's popup menus;
{X} The volume is now mounted with the `rw,nosuid,nodev,quiet` instead of the
expected
`rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefree,quiet` set.
1. Now specify
`rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefree,quiet` as
mount options in the ''Volume'' property tab;
2. Demount then remount the device;
{X} An error message box, appears saying ''Invalid mount option when attempting
to mount the volume 'VOLNAME'.''.
Additionally, the same behavior can be triggered using more than one
`mount-options` with `gnome-mount`:
`/usr/bin/gnome-mount --hal-udi
/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_WHAT_EVER
--mount-options=rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefree,quiet`
whereas the MAN page for `gnome-mount` states:
-o, --mount-options
Specify mount options. Separate by comma.
NB: it does work with only the `quiet` option.
After fixing this bug, it would be interesting, IMO, to extend the
`--mount-option` feature to allow for addition/removal of options from the
defaults.
For example, for a device being mounted with default
`rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefree`, specifying
`-utf8,+quiet` in the ''Mount options'' entry would result in it being mounted
with options `rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,umask=077,usefree,quiet`
(that is the default set minus `utf8` plus `quiet`). Not putting any plus or
minus sign would result in the mount options being completely replaced.
Additionnaly, more in-line documentation (popup label and help file
mentioning, at least, the need for comma separation) should be
accessible to avoid "normal" user to resort to MAN pages to understand
how to fill the ''Mount options'' entry.
** Affects: gnome-mount (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: gnome-mount mount-option nautilus quiet vfat
** Description changed:
The `quiet` option for VFAT file systems allow to silently ignore Unix-
permission operations instead of returning an error. This is useful to
- prevent ''i.e.'' [errors when using Unison on heterogeneous file
- systems].
+ prevent ''i.e.'' [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/118283 errors
+ when using Unison on heterogeneous file systems].
The `gnome-mount` (0.6-1ubuntu4 in Ubuntu 7.10) backend used by Nautilus
to mount removable volumes does not set the `quiet` options by default.
Additionally, specifying this option in Nautilus' volume options does
not have the expected behavior (or rather: not the one I would be
expecting).
Steps to reproduce:
1. Plug a removable drive with a VFAT partition.
/!\ It gets mounted with the
`rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefree` options.
1. Go to ''Places/Computer'', right click on said removable drive;
2. Expand the ''Settings'' part of the ''Volume'' tab;
3. Add `quiet` as a ''Mount options'';
4. Demount then remount the device using ''e.g.'', Gnome's popup menus;
{X} The volume is now mounted with the `rw,nosuid,nodev,quiet` instead of the
expected
`rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefree,quiet` set.
1. Now specify
`rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefree,quiet` as
mount options in the ''Volume'' property tab;
2. Demount then remount the device;
{X} An error message box, appears saying ''Invalid mount option when
attempting to mount the volume 'VOLNAME'.''.
Additionally, the same behavior can be triggered using more than one
`mount-options` with `gnome-mount`:
`/usr/bin/gnome-mount --hal-udi
/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_WHAT_EVER
--mount-options=rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefree,quiet`
whereas the MAN page for `gnome-mount` states:
-o, --mount-options
Specify mount options. Separate by comma.
NB: it does work with only the `quiet` option.
After fixing this bug, it would be interesting, IMO, to extend the
`--mount-option` feature to allow for addition/removal of options from the
defaults.
For example, for a device being mounted with default
`rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefree`, specifying
`-utf8,+quiet` in the ''Mount options'' entry would result in it being mounted
with options `rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,umask=077,usefree,quiet`
(that is the default set minus `utf8` plus `quiet`). Not putting any plus or
minus sign would result in the mount options being completely replaced.
Additionnaly, more in-line documentation (popup label and help file
mentioning, at least, the need for comma separation) should be
accessible to avoid "normal" user to resort to MAN pages to understand
how to fill the ''Mount options'' entry.
** Description changed:
The `quiet` option for VFAT file systems allow to silently ignore Unix-
permission operations instead of returning an error. This is useful to
prevent ''i.e.'' [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/118283 errors
when using Unison on heterogeneous file systems].
The `gnome-mount` (0.6-1ubuntu4 in Ubuntu 7.10) backend used by Nautilus
- to mount removable volumes does not set the `quiet` options by default.
+ to mount removable volumes does not set the `quiet` option by default.
Additionally, specifying this option in Nautilus' volume options does
not have the expected behavior (or rather: not the one I would be
expecting).
Steps to reproduce:
1. Plug a removable drive with a VFAT partition.
/!\ It gets mounted with the
`rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefree` options.
1. Go to ''Places/Computer'', right click on said removable drive;
2. Expand the ''Settings'' part of the ''Volume'' tab;
- 3. Add `quiet` as a ''Mount options'';
+ 3. Add `quiet` as ''Mount options'';
4. Demount then remount the device using ''e.g.'', Gnome's popup menus;
{X} The volume is now mounted with the `rw,nosuid,nodev,quiet` instead of the
expected
`rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefree,quiet` set.
1. Now specify
`rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefree,quiet` as
mount options in the ''Volume'' property tab;
2. Demount then remount the device;
{X} An error message box, appears saying ''Invalid mount option when
attempting to mount the volume 'VOLNAME'.''.
+
Additionally, the same behavior can be triggered using more than one
`mount-options` with `gnome-mount`:
`/usr/bin/gnome-mount --hal-udi
/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_WHAT_EVER
--mount-options=rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefree,quiet`
whereas the MAN page for `gnome-mount` states:
-o, --mount-options
Specify mount options. Separate by comma.
NB: it does work with only the `quiet` option.
After fixing this bug, it would be interesting, IMO, to extend the
`--mount-option` feature to allow for addition/removal of options from the
defaults.
For example, for a device being mounted with default
`rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,usefree`, specifying
`-utf8,+quiet` in the ''Mount options'' entry would result in it being mounted
with options `rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,umask=077,usefree,quiet`
(that is the default set minus `utf8` plus `quiet`). Not putting any plus or
minus sign would result in the mount options being completely replaced.
Additionnaly, more in-line documentation (popup label and help file
mentioning, at least, the need for comma separation) should be
accessible to avoid "normal" user to resort to MAN pages to understand
how to fill the ''Mount options'' entry.
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Mount options for VFAT in gnome-mount not working and/or defaults not
appropriate
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/178154
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