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When ACL is actual without fstab

Hello!

On my linux I created additional logical volume "data", add corresponding line to fstab like

Code:

/dev/mapper/VGdata-LVdata /data ext4 defaults 1 2

But after it I can't set ACL attributes to it using setfacl:

Code:

# setfacl -m d:u::rwx /data/

setfacl: /data/: Operation not supported

I know that it's requered to add acl parameter to mount options.

But in my fstab I have additional mount points:

Code:

/dev/mapper/VGhome-LVhome /home                  ext4    defaults        1 2

/dev/mapper/VGopt-LVopt /opt                    ext4    defaults        1 2

/dev/mapper/VGvar-LVvar /var                    ext4    defaults        1 2

and it works without any acl parameter! Why?

Also I installed linux to additional PC and created /data during installation, and it cat use setfacl without acl parameter in fstab! Why additional mount points requeres acl in fstab?

They all should require the acl mount option. Add it. The only explanation I can think of is that you tried a setfacl command that was equivalent to a chmod command because only the three permissions u, g, o were affected. I don't believe any distro uses a mount command that includes acl as a default option.

The super block also has a field for default mount options, which can be set when the filesystem is built or by tune2fs. If "acl" is set there, it will be applied unless specifically overridden at mount time.

Code:

# tune2fs -l /dev/sda6 | grep options

Default mount options:    user_xattr acl

# tune2fs -l /dev/sda5 | grep options

Default mount options:    (none)

You don't mention your distro, but there is a note in the RHEL5 docs saying that during Installation, disks (partitions) defined at that time will ALSO have acl turned on; see tune2fs as above.
Manually added/created partitions must have acls enabled manually, either

1. amend fstab
OR
2. add to xattrs eg

Code:

tune2fs /dev/sda5 -o acl