Hi! Got an issue I couldn’t figure out

When I use /etc/fstab to automount an SMB share using CIFS, I cannot unmount it without root privileges. If I mount it manually (as a non-privileged user), everything works just fine.

Also, an application I mount the share for (Pika Backup, based on borg) cannot access backups unless I unmount the share with root privileges and then mount it back manually.

A respective line in /etc/fstab is: //address/directory /mnt/backup cifs credentials=…,user,auto,iocharset=utf8 0 2

Highlighted user option to make it clear I didn’t forget it.

Any advice?

  • who@feddit.orgEnglish
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    17 hours ago

    Have you considered replacing auto with noauto, and creating a .desktop file in ~/.config/autostart/ to run the mount command when you log in?

    I do this, and it allows me to unmount (and mount again later) as myself rather than as root.

    • Allero@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
      1·
      17 hours ago

      Should work, though MentalEdge proposed a more elegant solution. All it took was setting uid in /etc/fstab.

      Maybe it could help you, too?

      Thanks anyway for your response!

      • who@feddit.orgEnglish
        2·
        17 hours ago

        I have a more complex setup than I described, making that approach a poor fit, but thanks for thinking of me. Glad you found a solution. :)