[systemd-devel] systemd.automount issue: Failed to initialize automounter: Operation not permitted

[Wolter HV]

Hello,

I'm trying to mount an sshfs share using systemd only, on a user level. Unfortunately, I get the following error message on journalctl:

	Failed to initialize automounter: Operation not permitted

I get that error message on journalctl after I try to start my automount via the command

	systemctl --user start home-anonymous-mountpoint.automount

Please find the full log and unit files below.

However, if I run instead

	systemctl --user start home-anonymous-mountpoint.mount

then the mount works fine.

This is the detailed log:

--- LOG ---
[REDACTED] systemd: home-anonymous-mountpoint.automount: Failed to initialize automounter: Operation not permitted
[REDACTED] systemd: home-anonymous-mountpoint.automount: Failed with result 'resources'.
   Subject: Unit failed
   Defined-By: systemd
   Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel

   The unit UNIT has entered the 'failed' state with result 'resources'.
[REDACTED] systemd: Failed to set up automount remotelocation at remotehost.
   Subject: A start job for unit UNIT has failed
   Defined-By: systemd
   Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel

   A start job for unit UNIT has finished with a failure.

   The job identifier is 272 and the job result is failed.
--- EOF ---

These are my unit files:

--- ~/.config/systemd/user/home-anonymous-mountpoint.automount ---
[Unit]
Description=remotelocation at remotehost

[Automount]
Where=/home/anonymous/mountpoint
TimeoutIdleSec=600

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
--- EOF ---

--- ~/.config/systemd/user/home-anonymous-mountpoint.mount ---
[Mount]
What=remoteuser at remotehost:/srv/sshfs/remotelocation
Type=fuse.sshfs
Options=IdentityFile=/home/anonymous/.ssh/keys/remotehost-remoteuser.id_rsa
TimeoutSec=10
--- EOF ---

(Crossing my fingers so this message doesn't get garbled or force-wrapped.)

Regards,

Wolter HV