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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/ | #Install '''davfs2''', either through your package manager or by building from the source found at http://sourceforge.net/projects/dav/files/ | ||
| + | #*(For Ubuntu/Debian, use Synaptic, or simply type: <code>sudo apt-get install davfs2</code> into your terminal | ||
#Open a Terminal and become root (<code>sudo -i</code>) for the following commands. | #Open a Terminal and become root (<code>sudo -i</code>) for the following commands. | ||
#Create a mount point for the share you want to connect to. | #Create a mount point for the share you want to connect to. | ||
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#*Orca students = https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/homes/students | #*Orca students = https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/homes/students | ||
#Right click on the folder that you want and copy the link. | #Right click on the folder that you want and copy the link. | ||
| − | #Type this command into your | + | #Type this command into your Terminal: |
#*<code>mount.davfs -ouid=username,gid=groupname https://serverpath/folder /mnt/my_mount</code> <br />replacing the following: | #*<code>mount.davfs -ouid=username,gid=groupname https://serverpath/folder /mnt/my_mount</code> <br />replacing the following: | ||
#* "username" with your own local username | #* "username" with your own local username | ||
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#You will be prompted for a username and password. These will be your evergreen.edu credentials. | #You will be prompted for a username and password. These will be your evergreen.edu credentials. | ||
#Once this is done, you'll have read and write access to your share | #Once this is done, you'll have read and write access to your share | ||
| − | + | #*This is not a permanent mount. | |
| + | #*You have several options if you'd like your Linux installation to recognize your Evergreen file space. | ||
| + | #*#Make an <code>/etc/fstab</code> entry to automatically mount at boot or on demand | ||
| + | #*#Use your Desktop Environment's (Gnome, KDE, etc.) tools to mount as a network share | ||
| + | #*# more detail to come... | ||
[[Category:File Space]] | [[Category:File Space]] | ||
Revision as of 20:48, 24 April 2010
These instructions are for the GNOME desktop.
On-Campus Access
- Go to 'Places' , then 'Connect to Server'.
- Select 'Windows share' under 'Service type'.
- Type in the name of the server you want to connect to in the 'Server:' field
- examples:
- smb://hurricane for faculty and staff file server
- smb://orca for students and academic file shares (programs, groups, research, student)
- Type in the name of the share or folder in the 'Share' field
- examples:
- Hurricane users: select the first letter of your last name, or workgroup share
- Orca users: select programs (for academic programs), groups, research or students
- Click Connect!
Off-Campus Access
Read Only Access
- In a web browser go to the share you want to connect to
- examples:
- Hurricane = https://files.evergreen.edu
- Orca programs = https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/programs
- Orca groups = https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/acadgroups
- Orca research = https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/research
- Orca students = https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/homes/students
- login when prompted using your Evergreen username and password
Read/Write Access
- Install davfs2, either through your package manager or by building from the source found at http://sourceforge.net/projects/dav/files/
- (For Ubuntu/Debian, use Synaptic, or simply type:
sudo apt-get install davfs2into your terminal
- (For Ubuntu/Debian, use Synaptic, or simply type:
- Open a Terminal and become root (
sudo -i) for the following commands. - Create a mount point for the share you want to connect to.
- Example:
mkdir /mnt/my_mount
- Example:
- In a web browser go to the share you want to connect to
- examples:
- Hurricane = https://files.evergreen.edu
- Orca programs = https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/programs
- Orca groups = https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/acadgroups
- Orca research = https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/research
- Orca students = https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/homes/students
- Right click on the folder that you want and copy the link.
- Type this command into your Terminal:
mount.davfs -ouid=username,gid=groupname https://serverpath/folder /mnt/my_mount
replacing the following:- "username" with your own local username
- "groupname" with your groupname (find out by typing:
id -n -g) - "https://serverpath/folder" with the link you copied above
- and "/mnt/my_mount" with the directory you created as a mount point above
- You will be prompted for a username and password. These will be your evergreen.edu credentials.
- Once this is done, you'll have read and write access to your share
- This is not a permanent mount.
- You have several options if you'd like your Linux installation to recognize your Evergreen file space.
- Make an
/etc/fstabentry to automatically mount at boot or on demand - Use your Desktop Environment's (Gnome, KDE, etc.) tools to mount as a network share
- more detail to come...
- Make an
