Re: [PATCH] Documentation: setup-git-server-over-http: Mention davfs2

"Giovanni Funchal" [off-list ref] writes:

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In addition, testing with davfs2 requires you to have root access.

When davfs2 is properly configured, the file system can be mounted in
user space by non-root users. Root access is needed only when
installing.

Ok, then I misread your description.  This part should be clarified:

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+An alternative is to use davfs2, a driver that allows mounting a WebDAV
+resource into the system tree. This requires root access and kernel

s/This/Installing this module/;

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+support (probably your kernel includes this).
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+  $ apt-get install davfs2

s/\$ /# /;

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+  $ mkdir -p /mnt/webdav

ditto.

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+  $ mount -t davfs http://<servername>/ /mnt/webdav
+  $ ls /mnt/webdav
+  $ umount /mnt/webdav