https://github.com/m7a/lp-vifm-ext

MDVL VIFM Mount Extension
https://github.com/m7a/lp-vifm-ext

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MDVL VIFM Mount Extension

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/m7a/lp-vifm-ext
• Owner: m7a
• Created: 2020-09-04T21:28:18.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-04-28T19:58:43.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-01T09:07:59.428Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Shell
• Size: 11.7 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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---

section: 32

x-masysma-name: vifm-ext

title:  MDVL VIFM Extension Scripts

date: 2020/09/02 02:33:48

lang: en-US

author: ["Linux-Fan, Ma_Sys.ma (Ma_Sys.ma@web.de)"]

keywords: ["package", "mdvl", "vifm", "script", "shell"]

x-masysma-version: 1.0.0

x-masysma-repository: https://www.github.com/m7a/lp-vifm-ext

x-masysma-website: https://masysma.net/32/vifm-ext.xhtml

x-masysma-owned: 1

x-masysma-copyright: |

  Copyright (c) 2020 Ma_Sys.ma.

  For further info send an e-mail to Ma_Sys.ma@web.de.

---

Description

===========

This package provides scripts to extend the capabilities of the VIFM file

manager (or any configurable console-based file manager) by a mounting faciltiy.

It is intended to be used togehter with the configuration provided in package

`mdvl-conf-cli`, see [conf-cli(32)](conf-cli.xhtml).

WARNING: Sudo Configuration Included

====================================

This package includes a sudoers configuration allowing user `linux-fan` to

run the `ma_mount` command which makes the `mount` command available to a

user. Beware that this reduces system security.

Script `mavifmext_reduced.sh`

=============================

This script creates a dialog-based selection menu of devices available for

mounting. It filters out any device that is either in `/proc/mdstat` or already

mounted as a safety measure against accidentally mounting a system volume.

![Screenshot of the mounting dialog](vifm-ext_att/scrmount.png)

After obtaining the device selection from the user, the script invokes

`ma_mount` for the actual mount process.

Script `ma_mount`

=================

Most Desktop Environments provide convenient means to mount any device.

Unfortunately, when using a window manager only, this feature is sometimes

unreliable due to missing session or background daemons. In the past, release

updates repreatedly “destroyed” what was before a working `mount` command to be

used by regular users.

Due to that situation, script `ma_mount` was created to solve the issue by the

“sledgehammer approach” of allowing users to mount devices with `sudo`.

Instead of giving users access to `mount` via sudo directly, the script has some

additional sanity checks to avoid malicious bind mounts that could effectively

give users root access. Note that these measures are most likely insufficient

against a sophisticated adversary who analyzes the script thoroughly.

Note: The documentation here is incomplete on purpose. Users are highly

encouraged to find an alternative solution for their needs.