mount: avoid incorrect or premature overlap check on windows

See: #6234

cmd/cmount/mount.go

@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@ func waitFor(fn func() bool) (ok bool) {
 // report an error when fusermount is called.
 func mount(VFS *vfs.VFS, mountPath string, opt *mountlib.Options) (<-chan error, func() error, error) {
 	// Get mountpoint using OS specific logic
-	mountpoint, err := getMountpoint(mountPath, opt)
+	f := VFS.Fs()
+	mountpoint, err := getMountpoint(f, mountPath, opt)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	fs.Debugf(nil, "Mounting on %q (%q)", mountpoint, opt.VolumeName)
 
 	// Create underlying FS
-	f := VFS.Fs()
 	fsys := NewFS(VFS)
 	host := fuse.NewFileSystemHost(fsys)
 	host.SetCapReaddirPlus(true) // only works on Windows

cmd/cmount/mountpoint_other.go

@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/mountlib"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
 )
 
-func getMountpoint(mountPath string, opt *mountlib.Options) (string, error) {
+func getMountpoint(f fs.Fs, mountPath string, opt *mountlib.Options) (string, error) {
 	fi, err := os.Stat(mountPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve mount path information: %w", err)
@@ -19,5 +20,11 @@ func getMountpoint(mountPath string, opt *mountlib.Options) (string, error) {
 	if !fi.IsDir() {
 		return "", errors.New("mount path is not a directory")
 	}
+	if err = mountlib.CheckOverlap(f, mountPath); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if err = mountlib.CheckAllowNonEmpty(mountPath, opt); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
 	return mountPath, nil
 }

cmd/cmount/mountpoint_windows.go

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func handleNetworkShareMountpath(mountpath string, opt *mountlib.Options) (strin
 }
 
 // handleLocalMountpath handles the case where mount path is a local file system path.
-func handleLocalMountpath(mountpath string, opt *mountlib.Options) (string, error) {
+func handleLocalMountpath(f fs.Fs, mountpath string, opt *mountlib.Options) (string, error) {
 	// Assuming path is drive letter or directory path, not network share (UNC) path.
 	// If drive letter: Must be given as a single character followed by ":" and nothing else.
 	// Else, assume directory path: Directory must not exist, but its parent must.
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ func handleLocalMountpath(mountpath string, opt *mountlib.Options) (string, erro
 			}
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve mountpoint directory parent information: %w", err)
 		}
+		if err = mountlib.CheckOverlap(f, mountpath); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
 	}
 	return mountpath, nil
 }
@@ -158,9 +161,19 @@ func handleVolumeName(opt *mountlib.Options, volumeName string) {
 
 // getMountpoint handles mounting details on Windows,
 // where disk and network based file systems are treated different.
-func getMountpoint(mountpath string, opt *mountlib.Options) (mountpoint string, err error) {
+func getMountpoint(f fs.Fs, mountpath string, opt *mountlib.Options) (mountpoint string, err error) {
+	// Inform about some options not relevant in this mode
+	if opt.AllowNonEmpty {
+		fs.Logf(nil, "--allow-non-empty flag does nothing on Windows")
+	}
+	if opt.AllowRoot {
+		fs.Logf(nil, "--allow-root flag does nothing on Windows")
+	}
+	if opt.AllowOther {
+		fs.Logf(nil, "--allow-other flag does nothing on Windows")
+	}
 
-	// First handle mountpath
+	// Handle mountpath
 	var volumeName string
 	if isDefaultPath(mountpath) {
 		// Mount path indicates defaults, which will automatically pick an unused drive letter.
@@ -172,10 +185,10 @@ func getMountpoint(mountpath string, opt *mountlib.Options) (mountpoint string,
 		volumeName = mountpath[1:] // WinFsp requires volume prefix as UNC-like path but with only a single backslash
 	} else {
 		// Mount path is drive letter or directory path.
-		mountpoint, err = handleLocalMountpath(mountpath, opt)
+		mountpoint, err = handleLocalMountpath(f, mountpath, opt)
 	}
 
-	// Second handle volume name
+	// Handle volume name
 	handleVolumeName(opt, volumeName)
 
 	// Done, return mountpoint to be used, together with updated mount options.

cmd/mount/mount.go

@@ -69,9 +69,17 @@ func mountOptions(VFS *vfs.VFS, device string, opt *mountlib.Options) (options [
 // returns an error, and an error channel for the serve process to
 // report an error when fusermount is called.
 func mount(VFS *vfs.VFS, mountpoint string, opt *mountlib.Options) (<-chan error, func() error, error) {
+	f := VFS.Fs()
 	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
 		fs.Logf(nil, "macOS users: please try \"rclone cmount\" as it will be the default in v1.54")
 	}
+	if err := mountlib.CheckOverlap(f, mountpoint); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	if err := mountlib.CheckAllowNonEmpty(mountpoint, opt); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	fs.Debugf(f, "Mounting on %q", mountpoint)
 
 	if opt.DebugFUSE {
 		fuse.Debug = func(msg interface{}) {
@@ -79,8 +87,6 @@ func mount(VFS *vfs.VFS, mountpoint string, opt *mountlib.Options) (<-chan error
 		}
 	}
 
-	f := VFS.Fs()
-	fs.Debugf(f, "Mounting on %q", mountpoint)
 	c, err := fuse.Mount(mountpoint, mountOptions(VFS, opt.DeviceName, opt)...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err

cmd/mount2/mount.go

@@ -145,9 +145,16 @@ func mountOptions(fsys *FS, f fs.Fs, opt *mountlib.Options) (mountOpts *fuse.Mou
 // report an error when fusermount is called.
 func mount(VFS *vfs.VFS, mountpoint string, opt *mountlib.Options) (<-chan error, func() error, error) {
 	f := VFS.Fs()
+	if err := mountlib.CheckOverlap(f, mountpoint); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	if err := mountlib.CheckAllowNonEmpty(mountpoint, opt); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
 	fs.Debugf(f, "Mounting on %q", mountpoint)
 
 	fsys := NewFS(VFS, opt)
+
 	// nodeFsOpts := &fusefs.PathNodeFsOptions{
 	// 	ClientInodes: false,
 	// 	Debug:        mountlib.DebugFUSE,

cmd/mountlib/mount.go

@@ -237,13 +237,8 @@ func NewMountCommand(commandName string, hidden bool, mount MountFn) *cobra.Comm
 
 // Mount the remote at mountpoint
 func (m *MountPoint) Mount() (daemon *os.Process, err error) {
-	if err = m.CheckOverlap(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 
-	if err = m.CheckAllowed(); err != nil {
+	// Ensure sensible defaults
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	m.SetVolumeName(m.MountOpt.VolumeName)
 	m.SetDeviceName(m.MountOpt.DeviceName)
 

cmd/mountlib/utils.go

@@ -34,22 +34,22 @@ func ClipBlocks(b *uint64) {
 	}
 }
 
-// CheckOverlap checks that root doesn't overlap with mountpoint
+// CheckOverlap checks that root doesn't overlap with a mountpoint
-func (m *MountPoint) CheckOverlap() error {
+func CheckOverlap(f fs.Fs, mountpoint string) error {
-	name := m.Fs.Name()
+	name := f.Name()
 	if name != "" && name != "local" {
 		return nil
 	}
-	rootAbs := absPath(m.Fs.Root())
+	rootAbs := absPath(f.Root())
-	mountpointAbs := absPath(m.MountPoint)
+	mountpointAbs := absPath(mountpoint)
 	if strings.HasPrefix(rootAbs, mountpointAbs) || strings.HasPrefix(mountpointAbs, rootAbs) {
-		const msg = "mount point %q and directory to be mounted %q mustn't overlap"
+		const msg = "mount point %q (%q) and directory to be mounted %q (%q) mustn't overlap"
-		return fmt.Errorf(msg, m.MountPoint, m.Fs.Root())
+		return fmt.Errorf(msg, mountpoint, mountpointAbs, f.Root(), rootAbs)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-// absPath is a helper function for MountPoint.CheckOverlap
+// absPath is a helper function for CheckOverlap
 func absPath(path string) string {
 	if abs, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(path); err == nil {
 		path = abs
@@ -58,30 +58,21 @@ func absPath(path string) string {
 		path = abs
 	}
 	path = filepath.ToSlash(path)
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		// Removes any UNC long path prefix to make sure a simple HasPrefix test
+		// in CheckOverlap works when one is UNC (root) and one is not (mountpoint).
+		path = strings.TrimPrefix(path, `//?/`)
+	}
 	if !strings.HasSuffix(path, "/") {
 		path += "/"
 	}
 	return path
 }
 
-// CheckAllowed informs about ignored flags on Windows. If not on Windows
+// CheckAllowNonEmpty checks --allow-non-empty flag, and if not used verifies that mountpoint is empty.
-// and not --allow-non-empty flag is used, verify that mountpoint is empty.
+func CheckAllowNonEmpty(mountpoint string, opt *Options) error {
-func (m *MountPoint) CheckAllowed() error {
-	opt := &m.MountOpt
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		if opt.AllowNonEmpty {
-			fs.Logf(nil, "--allow-non-empty flag does nothing on Windows")
-		}
-		if opt.AllowRoot {
-			fs.Logf(nil, "--allow-root flag does nothing on Windows")
-		}
-		if opt.AllowOther {
-			fs.Logf(nil, "--allow-other flag does nothing on Windows")
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
 	if !opt.AllowNonEmpty {
-		return CheckMountEmpty(m.MountPoint)
+		return CheckMountEmpty(mountpoint)
 	}
 	return nil
 }