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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: conf/13357: add flag in rc.conf to automatically turn on vfs.usermount
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>> Why not spell it as vfs.usermount and invoke it using sysctl in
>> /etc/rc.local?
>
>/etc/rc.local implies that we're not going to do anything towards making
>the task easier for new users.

That is probably correct for vfs_usermount.  Lite2 permits anyone to
mount if the directory and device permissions allow it (and anyone can
do buggy `mount -t union's with their own directories).  vfs.usermount
is a hack to tuen off the Lite2 behaviour by default.  New users
probably don't understand the security problems with enabling it.

>I like the /etc/sysctl.conf idea, but I haven't seen much movement there
>yet.  sysinstall already has glue for doing things in rc.conf - I'd
>prefer /etc/sysctl.conf if sysinstall can/will use it.

sysctls could also be put in config variables indirectly like
${network_interfaces}/${ifconfig_<each interface>}.  I prefer an
explicit list.

Bruce


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