Hi Jon, On Sat, 9 Jul 2016 13:26:48 -0400 Jon LaBadie <jo...@jgcomp.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 09, 2016 at 09:25:49AM -0500, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > I seem to have perhaps unwittingly sort of solved this problem: > > > > I have done the following: > > > > 1. sudo mkdir -m 755 /mnt/box > > > > 2. then set: > > > > use_locks 0 > > > > in: > > > > /etc/davfs2/davfs2.conf > > > > > > 3. sudo mount -t davfs https://dav.box.com/dav /mnt/box -o > > rw,user,noauto,uid=USER,file_mode=600,dir_mode=700 > > > > Please enter the username to authenticate with server > > https://dav.box.com/dav or hit enter for none. > > Username: USERNAME > > Please enter the password to authenticate user USERNAME with server > > https://dav.box.com/dav or hit enter for none. > > Password: > > /sbin/mount.davfs: Warning: can't write entry into mtab, but will mount the > > file system anyway > > > > I still get the warning, but now I am able to read and write to it. (The > > only change I did from what I was doing previously is that I explicitly set > > my mode to be -m 755 while mkdir-ing /mnt/box.) > > > > I certainly would like the warning to go away, so any suggestions to that > > effect would be appreciated! > > > > Is /etc/mtab a file or a symlink to /proc/mounts? The mount > manpage says it should be the link due to userspace problems. > > Alrernatively, add 2> /dev/null or use --no-mtab. > I tried -n for --no-mtab, but there was no difference. Note that the --no-mtab option was strangely not recognized. Many thanks, Ranjan > jon > -- > Jon H. LaBadie jo...@jgcomp.com > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. Please respond to the mailing list if appropriate. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. ____________________________________________________________ FREE ONLINE PHOTOSHARING - Share your photos online with your friends and family! Visit http://www.inbox.com/photosharing to find out more! -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
