Introduction

In Linux, it is recommended to work in a terminal as a normal user and use sudo to run commands as a superuser in case you need root privileges for a specific task, instead of creating a root session with su and eventually shoot yourself in the foot (if you’re lucky), which is far more likely this way.

Problem

In a fresh Debian (Squeeze) installation however, sudo will not work. If you try to run sudo, you will get the following error message:

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Problem

Using curlftpfs, encfs, sshfs etc. in Linux as a normal user can result in the following error message:

fusermount - failed to open /etc/fuse.conf - Permission denied

Explanation

The error occurs, because only root and members of the group fuse have the permissions which are required to run these commands.  To confirm that this is the root of your problem, enter the following in a terminal:

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