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NAME

       mount.davfs - Mount a WebDAV resource as davfs2 file system

SYNOPSIS

       mount.davfs [-h | --help] [-V | --version]
       mount {dir | webdavserver}

SYNOPSIS (root only)

       mount -t davfs [-o option[,...]] webdavserver dir
       mount.davfs [-o option[,...]] webdavserver dir

DESCRIPTION

       mount.davfs  allows  you  to mount the WebDAV resource identified by webdavserver into the
       local filesystem at dir.  WebDAV is an extension to HTTP that allows remote, collaborative
       authoring of Web resources, defined in RFC 4918.  mount.davfs is part of davfs2.

       davfs2  allows  documents on a remote Web server to be edited using standard applications.
       For example, a remote Web site could be updated in-place using the same development  tools
       that  initially created the site.  Or you may use a WebDAV resource for documents you want
       to access and edited from different locations.

       davfs2 supports TLS/SSL (if the neon library supports it) and proxies. mount.davfs runs as
       a  daemon  in  userspace. It integrates into the virtual file system by either the coda or
       the fuse kernel files system.  Currently CODA_KERNEL_VERSION 3 and  FUSE_KERNEL_VERSION  7
       are supported.

       mount.davfs  is  usually  invoked  by the mount(8) command when using the -t davfs option.
       After mounting it runs as a daemon. To unmount the umount(8) command is used.

       webdavserver is the URL of the server. It must at least contain  the  host  name.  It  may
       additionally  contain  the  scheme,  the port and the path.  Missing components are set to
       sensible default values. The path component must not be %-encoded, but when  entering  the
       URL  at the command line or in /etc/fstab the escaping rules of the shell or fstab must be
       obeyed.

       dir is the mountpoint where the WebDAV resource is mounted on.  It may be an  absolute  or
       relative path.

       fstab  may be used to define mounts and mount options as usual. In place of the device the
       url of the WebDAV server must be given. There must not be more than one entry in fstab for
       every mountpoint.

OPTIONS

       -V --version
              Output version.

       -h --help
              Print a help message.

       -o     A comma-separated list defines mount options to be used. Available options are:

              [no]auto
                     Can (not) be mounted with mount -a.
                     Default: auto.

              comment=some comment
                     This  option  is ignored by mount.davfs but other programs may require it to
                     be present in fstab.

              conf=absolute path
                     An alternative user configuration file. This option is  intended  for  cases
                     where  the  default  user configuration file in the users home directory can
                     not be used.
                     Default: ~/.davfs2/davfs2.conf

              [no]dev
                     (Do not) interpret character or block  special  devices  on the file system.
                     This option is only included for compatibility with the mount(8) program. It
                     will always be set to nodev

              dir_mode=mode
                     The default mode bits for directories in  the  mounted  file  system.  Value
                     given in octal. s-bits for user and group are always silently ignored.
                     Default:  calculated  from  the  umask  of  the  mounting  user; an x-bit is
                     associated to every r-bit in u-g-o.

              [no]exec
                     (Do  not) allow  execution  of any binaries on the mounted file system.
                     Default: exec. (When mounting as an ordinary user, the mount(8) program will
                     set the default to noexec.)

              file_mode=mode
                     The  default  mode bits for files in the mounted file system. Value given in
                     octal. s-bits for user and group are always silently ignored.
                     Default: calculated from the umask of the mounting user; no x-bits  are  set
                     for files.

              gid=group
                     The  group  the  mounted file system belongs to. It may be a numeric ID or a
                     group name. The mounting user, if not root, must be member of this group.
                     Default: the primary group of the mounting user.

              [no]grpid
                     When this option is set a newly created file will take the group id  of  the
                     directory in which it is created. This will also apply to all files that are
                     on the server and not in the local cache. (That is because the group  id  is
                     not stored on the server.)
                     If the group id of the directory is root this option is ignored.
                     Default: nogrpid.

              [no]_netdev
                     The  file  system  needs  a  (no)  network  connection  for  operation. This
                     information allows the operating system to handle the file  system  properly
                     at system start and when the network is shut down.
                     Default: _netdev

              ro     Mount the file system read-only.
                     Default: rw.

              rw     Mount the file system read-write.
                     Default: rw.

              [no]suid
                     Do  not  allow  set-user-identifier  or  set-group-identifier  bits  to take
                     effect.  This option is only  included  for  compatibility  with  the  mount
                     program. It will always be set to nosuid.

              [no]user
                     (Do  not)  allow   an  ordinary  user  to mount the file system. The name of
                     the mounting user is written to mtab so that he can unmount the file  system
                     again.  Option  user  implies  the  options noexec, nosuid and nodev (unless
                     overridden by subsequent options). This option makes only sense when set  in
                     fstab.
                     Default: ordinary users are not allowed to mount.

              users  Like  user, but any user is allowed to unmount the file system, not only the
                     mounting user. This is generally not recomended.  If the user option  allows
                     an unprivileged user to mount, but unmounting by the mounting user fails the
                     users may be a work around.
                     Default: only the mounting user is allowed to unmount the file system.

              uid=user
                     The owner of the mounted file system. It may be a numeric ID or a user name.
                     Only when mounted by root, this may be different from the mounting user.
                     Default: ID of the mounting user.

       username=WebDAV_user
              Use  this  name to authenticate with the WebDAV server. This option is intended for
              use with pam_mount only. When this option is set the  credentials  in  the  secrets
              files  will  be  ignored.  The  password  will always be read from stdin, even when
              option askauth is set to 0.  Do not use it in fstab. The username will  be  visible
              for everyone in the output of ps.
              Default: no username.
              Experimental:  This  option  is  experimental and might be removed. If you think it
              useful and successfully use it please send a short report.

SECURITY POLICY

       mount.davfs needs root privileges for mounting. But running a daemon, that is connected to
       the  internet, with root privileges is a security risk. So mount.davfs will change its uid
       and gid when entering daemon mode.

              When invoked by root mount.davfs will run as user davfs2 and group davfs2. This may
              be changed in /etc/davfs2/davfs2.conf.

              When  invoked  by  an  ordinary  user it will run with the id of this user and with
              group davfs2.

       As the file system may be mounted over an insecure internet connection, this increases the
       risk that malicious content may be included in the file system. So mount.davfs is slightly
       more restrictive than mount(8).

              Options nosuid and nodev will always be set; even root can not change this.

              For ordinary users to be able to mount, they must be member  of  group  davfs2  and
              there must be an entry in fstab.

              When  the mount point given in fstab is a relative file name and the file system is
              mounted by an unprivileged user, the mount point must lie within the home directory
              of the mounting user.

              If  in  fstab  option uid and/or gid are given, an ordinary user can only mount, if
              her uid is the one given in option uid and he belongs to the group given in  option
              gid.

       WARNING:  If  root  allows  an  ordinary  user  to  mount a file system (using fstab) this
       includes the permission to read the associated  credentials  from  /etc/davfs2/secrets  as
       well as the private key of the associated client certificate and the mounting user may get
       access to this information. You should only do this,  if  you  might  as  well  give  this
       information to the user directly.

URLS AND MOUNT POINTS WITH SPACES

       Special  characters  like spaces in pathnames are a mess. They are interpreted differently
       by different programs and protocols, and there are different rules for escaping.

       In fstab  spaces  must  be  replaced  by  a  three  digit  octal  escape  sequence.  Write
       http://foo.bar/path\040with\040spaces instead of http://foo.bar/path with spaces.

       For  the  davfs2.conf  and  the  secrets  files  please see the escape and quotation rules
       described in the davfs2.conf(5) man page.

       On command line you must obey the escaping rules of the shell.

CACHING

       mount.davfs tries to reduce HTTP-trafic by caching and reusing  data.   Information  about
       directories and files are held in memory, while downloaded files are cached on disk.

       mount.davfs  needs  to  hold a local copy of all open files in the cache directory. Please
       make sure that enough local disk space is available.

       mount.davfs will consider cached information about directories and file  attributes  valid
       for  a  configurable  time and look up this information on the server only after this time
       has expired (or there is other evidence that this information is stale).  So  if  somebody
       else  creates  or  deletes files on the server it may take some time before the local file
       system reflects this.

       This will not affect the content of files and  directory  listings.  Whenever  a  file  is
       opened,  the  server  is  looked  up  for a newer version of the file.  Please consult the
       manual davfs2.conf(5) to see how can you configure this according your needs.

LOCKS, LOST UPDATE PROBLEM AND BACKUP FILES

       WebDAV introduced locks and mount.davfs uses them by default.  This  will  in  most  cases
       prevent two people from changing the same file in parallel. But not always:

              You might have disabled locks in /etc/davfs2/davfs2.conf or ~/.davfs2/davfs2.conf.

              The server might not support locks (they are not mandatory).

              A bad connection might prevent mount.davfs from refreshing the lock in time.

              Another WebDAV-client might use your lock (that is not too difficult and might even
              happen without intention).

       mount.davfs will therefore check if the file has been changed on the the server before  it
       uploads  a  new  version. If it finds it impossible to upload the locally changed file, it
       will store it in the local backup direcotry lost+found. You should  check  this  directory
       from time to time and decide what to do with this files.

       Sometimes  locks  held by some client on the server will not be released. Maybe the client
       crashes or the network connection fails. When mount.davfs  finds  a  file  locked  on  the
       server, it will check whether the lock is held by mount.davfs and the current user, and if
       so tries to reuse and release it. But this will not  always  succeed.  So  servers  should
       automatically release locks after some time, when they are not refreshed by the client.

       WebDAV  allows  one  to  lock  files  that  don't exist (to protect the name when a client
       intends to create a new file). This locks will be displayed as files with size 0 and  last
       modified  date  of 1970-01-01. If this locks are not released properly mount.davfs may not
       be able to access this files. You can use cadaver(1)  <http://www.webdav.org/cadaver/>  to
       remove this locks.

FILE OWNER AND PERMISSIONS

       davfs2  implements Unix permissions for access control. But changing owner and permissions
       of a file is only local. It is intended as a means for the owner of the  file  system,  to
       control whether other local users may acces this file system.

       The server does not know about this. From the servers point of view there is just one user
       (identified by the credentials) connected. Another WebDAV-client, connected  to  the  same
       server, is not affected by this local changes.

       There is one exception: The execute bit on files is stored as a property on the sever. You
       may think of this property as an  information  about  the  type  of  file  rather  than  a
       permission.  Whether  the  file  is  executable on the local system is still controlled by
       mount options and local permissions.

       When the file system is  unmounted,  attributes  of  cached  files  (including  owner  and
       permissions) are stored in cache, as well as the attributs of the direcotries they are in.
       But there is no information stored about directories that do not contain cached files.

FILES

       /etc/davfs2/davfs2.conf
              System wide configuration file.

       ~/.davfs2/davfs2.conf
              Configuration file  in  the  users  home  directory.The  user  configuration  takes
              precedence  over  the  system wide configuration. If it does not exist, mount.davfs
              will will create a template file.

       /etc/davfs2/secrets
              Holds the credentials for WebDAV servers and  the  proxy,  as  well  as  decryption
              passwords for client certificates. The file must be read-writable by root only.

       ~/.davfs2/secrets
              Holds credentials for WebDAV servers and proxy, as well as decryption passwords for
              client certificates. The file must be read-writable by the owner only.  Credentials
              are  first looked up in the home directory of the mounting user. If not found there
              the system wide secrets file is consulted. If no creditentials  and  passwords  are
              found  they  are  asked  from the user interactively (if not disabled). If the file
              does not exist, mount.davfs will will create a template file.

       /etc/davfs2/certs
              You may store trusted server certificates here, that can not be verified by use  of
              the  system  wide  CA-Certificates. This is useful when your server uses a selfmade
              certificate. You must configure the servercert option in /etc/davfs2/davfs2.conf or
              ~/.davfs2/davfs2.conf to use it. Certificates must be in PEM format.
              Be sure to verify the certificate.

       ~/.davfs2/certs
              You  may store trusted server certificates here, that can not be verified by use of
              the system wide CA-Certificates. This is useful when your server  uses  a  selfmade
              certificate.  You  must configure the servercert option in ~/.davfs2/davfs2.conf to
              use it. Certificates must be in PEM format.
              Be sure to verify the certificate.

       /etc/davfs2/certs/private
              To store client certificates. Certificates must be  in  PKCS#12  format.  You  must
              configure the clientcert option in /etc/davfs2/davfs2.conf or ~/.davfs2/davfs2.conf
              to use it. This directory must be rwx by root only.

       ~/.davfs2/certs/private
              To store client certificates. Certificates must be  in  PKCS#12  format.  You  must
              configure  the clientcert option in ~/.davfs2/davfs2.conf to use it. This directory
              must be rwx by the owner only.

       /var/run/mount.davfs
              PID-files of running mount.davfs processes are stored there.  This  directory  must
              belong  to group davfs2 with write permissions for the group and the sticky-bit set
              (mode 1775). The PID-files are named after the mount point of the file system.

       /var/cache/davfs2
              System wide directory for cached files. Used when the file  system  is  mounted  by
              root.  It  must  belong  do group davfs2 and read, write and execute bits for group
              must be set. There is a subdirectory for every mounted file system.  The  names  of
              this subdirectories are created from url, mount point and user name.

       ~/.davfs2/cache
              Cache  directory  in  the  mounting  users home directory. For every mounted WebDAV
              resource a subdirectory is created.

       mount.davfs will try to create missing directories, but it will not touch /etc/davfs2.

ENVIRONMENT

       https_proxy http_proxy all_proxy
              If no proxy is defined in the configuration file  the  value  is  taken  from  this
              environment  variables.  The  proxy may be given with or without scheme and with or
              without port
              http_proxy=[http://]foo.bar[:3218]
              Only used when the mounting user is root.

       no_proxy
              A comma separated list of domain names that shall be accessed directly.  *  matches
              any domain name. A domain name starting with .  (period) matches all subdomains.
              Only used when the mounting user is root.
              Not applied when the proxy is defined in /etc/davfs2.

EXAMPLES

       Non root user (e.g. filomena):

       To allow an ordinary user to mount there must be an entry in fstab
              http://webdav.org/dav   /media/dav   davfs   noauto,user   0   0

       If a proxy must be used this should be configured in /etc/davfs2/davfs2.conf
              proxy   proxy.mycompany.com:8080

       Credentials are stored in /home/filomena/.davfs2/secrets
              proxy.mycompany.com     filomena  "my secret"
              /media/dav   webdav-username   password

       Now the WebDAV resource may be mounted by user filomena invoking
              mount /media/dav

       and unmounted by user filomena invoking
              umount /media/dav

       Root user only:

       Mounts  the  resource  https://asciigirl.com/webdav at mount point /mount/site, encrypting
       all traffic  with  SSL.  Credentials  for  http://webdav.org/dav  will  be  looked  up  in
       /etc/davfs2/secrets, if not found there the user will be asked.
              mount   -t   davfs   -o   uid=otto,gid=users,mode=775  https://asciigirl.com/webdav
              /mount/site

       Mounts the resource http://linux.org.ar/repos at /dav.
              mount.davfs -o uid=otto,gid=users,mode=775 http://linux.org.ar/repos/ /dav

BUGS

       davfs2 does not support links.

       A davfs2 file system cannot be moved with mount --move.

AUTHORS

       This man page was written by Luciano Bello <luciano@linux.org.ar> for Debian, for  version
       0.2.3 of davfs2.

       It has been updated for this version by Werner Baumann <werner.baumann@onlinhome.de>.

       davfs2 is developed by Sung Kim <hunkim@gmail.com>.

       Version 1.0.0 (and later) of davfs2 is a complete rewrite by Werner Baumann.

DAVFS2 HOME

       http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/davfs2

SEE ALSO

       umount.davfs(8), davfs2.conf(5), mount(8), umount(8), fstab(5)