bindfs does not support devices

[itamarst]

Ubuntu 16.04, bindfs 1.12.6 (but similar problems on OS X with latest version):

root@hexagon:/tmp# umount root/
root@hexagon:/tmp# bindfs / root
root@hexagon:/tmp# cat /dev/null
root@hexagon:/tmp# cat root/dev/null 
cat: root/dev/null: Permission denied

If this is solvable I might try to submit a patch, so will look into code soon if I have time. If this is not solvable this limitation should be documented.

[mpartel]

Looks like -odev makes it work. FUSE mounts with -onodev by default. I agree, this should be documented. I'll do so.

[itamarst]

Thanks! Doesn't seem to do the trick on OS X, unfortunately (bindfs -o dev / /tmp/root).

[mpartel]

Oh, that's unfortunate. I'll note that on the man page.

[itamarst]

Thank you!