Mounting File Servers - hasselmonians/knowledge-base GitHub Wiki

Mounting GNU/Linux Servers

The following instructions will mount the hasselmonians project at /mnt/hasselmonians. These instructions are written for MacOS and GNU/Linux users. The best way to access the cluster on Windows is not by mounting it. Instead, you should use SCC-OnDemand.

To mount a GNU/Linux server, such as the shared computing cluster (SCC), first create a mount point:

sudo mkdir /mnt/hasselmonians

Then, mount the cluster there:

sudo sshfs {username}@scc1.bu.edu:/projectnb/hasselmogrp /mnt/hasselmogrp -o allow_other

Here, {username} should be replaced with your BU/Kerberos username. You will be prompted for your BU/Kerberos password.

To unmount, run:

sudo umount /mnt/hasselmogrp

Mounting Windows File Servers

BU file servers for administration use the CIFS protocol. CIFS is a dialect of SMB developed by Microsoft.

Windows

Follow these instructions.

The domain name is ad.

MacOS

Follow these instructions.

GNU/Linux

You will need to be connected to the BU VPN if you are off-campus.

First create a mount point:

sudo mkdir /mnt/cas

Once you've created the mount point, you'll need to mount the file server with the following command options:

sudo mount -t cifs {servername} /mnt/cas -o vers=3,username={your BU login},password={your Kerberos password},domain=ad

Here, {servername} is the address of the server prefaced by // (e.g. //casfs.bu.edu/ee/Admin).

You'll find that the file server is now mounted in /mnt/cas in your file manager.

If you need to unmount the file server, you can use:

sudo umount -a -t cifs