Comment 6 for bug 744542

This bug is present in maverick too and as far as I can tell was introduced with the latest update of libfuse2 and fuse-utils.

Steps to reproduce:
 1. Try to mount/create an encfs with fuse-utils_2.8.4-1ubuntu1.3 and libfuse2_2.8.4-1ubuntu1.3 installed, e.g.

Actual results:

$ encfs /home/henryk/.secure /home/henryk/_secure/
EncFS Password:
fusermount: failed to access mountpoint /home/henryk/_secure: Permission denied
fuse failed. Common problems:
- fuse kernel module not installed (modprobe fuse)
- invalid options -- see usage message

$ ls -la | grep secure
ls: cannot access _secure: Transport endpoint is not connected
d????????? ? ? ? ? ? _secure
drwxr-xr-x 11 henryk henryk 4096 2011-04-21 16:20 .secure

$ fusermount -u _secure
fusermount: entry for /home/henryk/_secure not found in /etc/mtab

$ sudo umount _secure

Workaround: Downgrade fuse-utils/libfuse2 packages (I only have 2.8.4-1ubuntu1 present, but I believe I have anecdotal evidence that 2.8.4-1ubuntu1.2 works too):

$ sudo aptitude install libfuse2=2.8.4-1ubuntu1 fuse-utils=2.8.4-1ubuntu1
The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:
  fuse-utils libfuse2
...

$ encfs /home/henryk/.secure /home/henryk/_secure/
EncFS Password:

$ ls -la | grep secure
drwxr-xr-x 11 henryk henryk 4096 2011-04-21 16:20 _secure
drwxr-xr-x 11 henryk henryk 4096 2011-04-21 16:20 .secure