Difference between revisions of "Connect to Orca Groups- Linux"
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#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 Orca Groups: <code>mkdir /mnt/orca_acadgroups</code> | #Create a mount point for Orca Groups: <code>mkdir /mnt/orca_acadgroups</code> | ||
| − | #In a web browser (Firefox) go to '''https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/ | + | #In a web browser (Firefox) go to '''https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/acadgroups''' |
#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 Teminal: | #Type this command into your Teminal: | ||
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#* "username" with your own local username | #* "username" with your own local username | ||
#* "groupname" with your groupname (find out by typing: <code>id -n -g</code>) | #* "groupname" with your groupname (find out by typing: <code>id -n -g</code>) | ||
| − | #* "https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/ | + | #* "https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/acadgroups" with the link you copied in step 5. |
| − | #* and "/mnt/ | + | #* and "/mnt/orca_acadgroups" with the directory you created as a mount point in step 3. |
#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 access to your student share at /mnt/ | + | #Once this is done, you'll have access to your student share at /mnt/orca_acadgroups! |
Revision as of 16:24, 10 November 2009
These instructions are for the GNOME desktop.
On-Campus Access to Orca Groups
- Go to 'Places' , then 'Connect to Server'.
- Select 'Windows share' under 'Service type'.
- Type in 'orca' in the 'Server:' field.
- Type in the 'groups' in the 'Share' field.
- Click Connect!
Off-Campus Access to Orca Groups
- Install davfs2, either through your package manager or by building from the source found at http://sourceforge.net/projects/dav/files/
- Open a Terminal and become root (
sudo -i) for the following commands. - Create a mount point for Orca Groups:
mkdir /mnt/orca_acadgroups - In a web browser (Firefox) go to https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/acadgroups
- Right click on the folder that you want and copy the link.
- Type this command into your Teminal:
mount.davfs -ouid=username,gid=groupname https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/programs /mnt/orca_programs
replacing the following:- "username" with your own local username
- "groupname" with your groupname (find out by typing:
id -n -g) - "https://myfiles.evergreen.edu/academics/acadgroups" with the link you copied in step 5.
- and "/mnt/orca_acadgroups" with the directory you created as a mount point in step 3.
- You will be prompted for a username and password. These will be your evergreen.edu credentials.
- Once this is done, you'll have access to your student share at /mnt/orca_acadgroups!
- See also
