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These instructions are for the GNOME desktop.
 
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===Off-Campus Access to Orca Students===
 
===Off-Campus Access to Orca Students===
  
#Go to 'Places' , then 'Connect to Server'.  
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#Install davfs2, either through your package manager or by building from the source found at http://sourceforge.net/projects/dav/files/
#Select 'Windows share' under 'Service type'.  
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#Open a Terminal and become root (<code>sudo -i</code>) for the following commands.
#Type in 'orca' in the 'Server:' field.  
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#Create a mount point for Orca Students: <code>mkdir /mnt/orca_students</code>
#Type in 'students' in the 'Share' field.
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#In a web browser (Firefox) go to '''https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/students'''
#Type 'AC_COMPUTING' in the 'Domain' field.
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#Right click on the folder that you want and copy the link.
#Click Connect!
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#Type this command into your Teminal:
 
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#*<code>mount.davfs -ouid=username,gid=groupname https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/programs /mnt/orca_programs</code> <br />replacing the following:
 
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#* "username" with your own local username
 
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#* "groupname" with your groupname (find out by typing: <code>id -n -g</code>)
 
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#* "https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/students" with the link you copied in step 5.
 
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#* and "/mnt/orca_students" with the directory you created as a mount point in step 3.
;See also
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#You will be prompted for a username and password. These will be your evergreen.edu credentials.
*[[Connect to Orca Students - Mac OS X]]
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#Once this is done, you'll have access to your student share at /mnt/orca_students!
*[[Connect to Orca Students - Windows]]
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Latest revision as of 15:23, 3 May 2010

These instructions are for the GNOME desktop.

On-Campus Access to Orca Students

  1. Go to 'Places' , then 'Connect to Server'.
  2. Select 'Windows share' under 'Service type'.
  3. Type in 'orca' in the 'Server:' field.
  4. Type in the 'students' in the 'Share' field.
  5. Click Connect!

Off-Campus Access to Orca Students

  1. Install davfs2, either through your package manager or by building from the source found at http://sourceforge.net/projects/dav/files/
  2. Open a Terminal and become root (sudo -i) for the following commands.
  3. Create a mount point for Orca Students: mkdir /mnt/orca_students
  4. In a web browser (Firefox) go to https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/students
  5. Right click on the folder that you want and copy the link.
  6. Type this command into your Teminal:
  7. You will be prompted for a username and password. These will be your evergreen.edu credentials.
  8. Once this is done, you'll have access to your student share at /mnt/orca_students!