On 2026-02-27 20:41, Zé Loff wrote:
On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 06:49:28PM +0100, Sylvain Saboua wrote:
I am trying to mount via ssh(8) a distant repertory from an openbsd
server
on a newly installed local openbsd machine (client). I have
successfully
attempted the same mount on other client machines. But here something
does
not work :
$ doas sshfs -o idmap=user,allow_other,uid=1000,gid=1000 media@lap:
/home/media
media@lap's password:
$ doas umount /home/media
$ su -
Password:
# echo 'P455W0RD' | sshfs -o password_stdin media@lap: /home/media
failed to open pty: No such file or directory
#
The point of using the password_stdin option is to automatically mount
the
repertory at boot. I've searched/checked for various things, without
success. What could be wrong ?
Man page states that password_stdin is only for pam_mount.
Indeed, my bad, I failed to read the critical part :
-o password_stdin
read password from stdin (only for pam_mount!)
(sshfs manpage)
Also, why not use keys?
Because I want the repertory readily accessible by non-technical users,
for whom sftp is already complex enough. Ironically, pam_mount applies
precisely to my use case, i.e. automatic mount at boot/login. I shall
remain with an alias for the mount command and type the password(s).
--
Sylvain Saboua
looking for a PDP-11
