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Checkbox share mounted partitions in container

October 27, 2026 — BarryK

I posted about this feature in July 2025:

https://bkhome.org/news/202507/easy-containers-has-gone-to-the-next-level.html

The "devx" container has this variable set:

EC_ACCESS_MOUNTED='true'

Having a mounted partition accessible inside a container is very useful, but what was missing is a GUI checkbox to set it for any other container. That checkbox has now been added:

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The help window:

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I have ShotCut video editor installed in the "x3" container, running as "crippled root". From inside the container, I want the convenience of reading and writing files in a outside partition, not just in /files

You can still do it manually, for example, open /mnt/wkg/containers/x3/configuration and edit EC_ACCESS_MOUNTED='true', or insert that line if it doesn't exist.   

Tags: easy