If mount.nfs is not installed setuid, an attempt to perform a "user"
or "users" mount will fail with a fairly obscure error message,
typically about getting "permission denied" from the server.
This patch gives a more helpful message in that case.
Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx>
diff --git a/utils/mount/mount.c b/utils/mount/mount.c
index 5076468..57360fb 100644
--- a/utils/mount/mount.c
+++ b/utils/mount/mount.c
@@ -539,6 +539,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
mnt_err = EX_USAGE;
goto out;
}
+
+ if (geteuid() != 0) {
+ nfs_error(_("%s: not installed setuid - "
+ "\"user\" NFS mounts not supported."));
+ exit(EX_FAIL);
+ }
}
if (chk_mountpoint(mount_point)) {
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