mounting filesystems using SSH

Laurent Perrinet

2011-07-10 13:36

install on ubuntu

$ sudo apt-get install sshfs
[sudo] password for toto:
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$ sudo gpasswd -a $USER fuse
Adding user toto to group fuse

install on macosx

install http://code.google.com/p/macfuse
follow http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/wiki/MACFUSE_FS_SSHFS
on a 64 bits system, you have to install a proper version, follow http://superuser.com/questions/75332/is-truecrypt-macfuse-supported-on-snow-leopard-with-64-bit-kernel

using sshfs (mac and ubuntu)

Create a mountpoint and give yourself ownership

sudo mkdir /media/mount-name
sudo chown your-username /media/mount-name

Mount the filesystem

sshfs remote-system-name:/remote-folder /media/mount-name

Unmount the filesystem
```
fusermount -u /media/mount-name
```

automating the process sshfs (mac and ubuntu)

script to mount_cluster.sh :

mkdir ~/spawn
sshfs toto@server:~/spawn ~/spawn

script to unmount umount_cluster.sh :
```
fusermount -u  ~/spawn
rmdir ~/spawn
```