[Bug 459998] [NEW] davfs kernoops can't mount partition as user

[abdanner]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: davfs2

Just upgraded to 9.10 karmic today. When I try to mount a webDAV
partition as a non-root user, I get

/sbin/mount.davfs: / is the home directory of user kernoops.
You can't mount into another users home directory

This worked in 9.04 jaunty

my fstab for the partition is

https://hostname_here.edu /media/dav davfs rw,noauto,user 0 0

mount /media/dav produces this error

my davfs2.conf contains

dav_group davfs2
use_locks 0

man mount.davfs2 reads:

 When  mounted  by an ordinary user, the mount point must not lie
              within the home directory of another user.

but kernoops seems like a strange user with a home directory of root.
Can this directory be changed or can mount.davfs be fixed?

** Affects: davfs2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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davfs kernoops can't mount partition as user
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