Re: What is missing for encfs to work?

[Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>]

Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Harry Putnam wrote:
>>   EncFS Password:   fuse: failed to open /dev/fuse: Permission
>> denied
>>   fuse failed.  Common problems:
>>   - fuse kernel module not installed (modprobe fuse)
>>   - invalid options -- see usage message
>>
>> Is /dev/fuse something I am supposed to make by hand or should it be
>> present already?
>
> Is it as simple as adding yourself to the fuse group?
>
> "the user name that is running the [in your case encfs] must be a
> member of the fuse group"
>
> Give that a try, ie add yourself to the fuse group.

Never occured to me to check that, but yes... that was all it took.
Thanks.