sshfs - fusermount: failed to open /dev/fuse: Permission denied

[Eric Hanchrow]

	user at linuxlaptop:~$ sshfs user at hostname: mount_point/ 
	fusermount: failed to open /dev/fuse: Permission denied
    I've added my user to the fuse group;

            user at linuxlaptop:~$ sudo adduser user fuse

    I've changed the group of /dev/fuse to fuse (from bug# 5105)

            user at linuxlaptop:~$ sudo chgrp fuse /dev/fuse

The shell from which you ran "sshfs" probably doesn't "know" that
you're in the fuse group.  Try logging out and logging back in; or if
that's too tedious, try "su - user" to get a new login.

In any case, you can check which groups you're currently in by running
the "id" program.  If that program doesn't show "fuse" as one of the
entries, sshfs won't work.

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