Added support for passing the options allow-other and allow-root to the

FUSE index mirror. GitLab issue #385

Signed-off-by: Roberto Rosario <roberto.rosario.gonzalez@gmail.com>

HISTORY.rst

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 ==================
 - Allow for bigger indexing expression templates.
 - Auto select checkbox when updating metadata values. GitLab issue #371.
+- Added support for passing the options allow-other and allow-root to the
+  FUSE index mirror. GitLab issue #385
 
 2.2 (2017-04-26)
 ================

docs/releases/2.2.1.rst

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Changes
   unlimited size text field to allow for complex indexing expressions.
 - When updating the metadata of a document, any input in the value form field
   will select the adjacent checkbox.
+- Support for passing the FUSE option `allow-other` and `allow-root` was added
+  to the index mirroring management command.
 
 Removals
 --------
@@ -71,5 +73,6 @@ Bugs fixed or issues closed
 ===========================
 
 * `GitLab issue #371 <https://gitlab.com/mayan-edms/mayan-edms/issues/371>`_ Auto select checkbox when updating metadata
+* `GitLab issue #385 <https://gitlab.com/mayan-edms/mayan-edms/issues/385>`_ mountindex: how to specify FUSE mount option allow_other?
 
 .. _PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mayan-edms/

mayan/apps/mirroring/management/commands/mountindex.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from fuse import FUSE, FuseOSError, Operations
 from django.core import management
 from django.core.cache import caches
 from django.core.exceptions import MultipleObjectsReturned
+from django.core.management.base import CommandError
 from django.db.models import Count
 
 from document_indexing.models import Index, IndexInstanceNode
@@ -214,15 +215,35 @@ class Command(management.BaseCommand):
 
     def add_arguments(self, parser):
         parser.add_argument('slug', nargs='?', help='Index slug')
-
         parser.add_argument('mount_point', nargs='?', help='Mount point')
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--allow-other', action='store_true', dest='allow_other',
+            default=False,
+            help='All users (including root) can access the index files.'
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--allow-root', action='store_true', dest='allow_root',
+            default=False,
+            help='Mount access is limited to the user mounting the index and '
+            'root. This option and --allow-other are mutually exclusive.'
+        )
 
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
         if not options.get('slug') or not options.get('mount_point'):
             self.stderr.write(self.style.ERROR('Incorrect number of arguments'))
             exit(1)
 
-        FUSE(
+        try:
-            operations=IndexFS(index_slug=options['slug']),
+            FUSE(
-            mountpoint=options['mount_point'], nothreads=True, foreground=True
+                operations=IndexFS(index_slug=options['slug']),
-        )
+                mountpoint=options['mount_point'], nothreads=True, foreground=True,
+                allow_other=options['allow_other'],
+                allow_root=options['allow_root']
+            )
+        except RuntimeError as exception:
+            if options['allow_other'] or options['allow_root']:
+                raise CommandError(
+                    'Make sure \'user_allow_other\' is set in /etc/fuse.conf'
+                )
+            else:
+                raise