HOWTO: Mount SSH Shares

[sciurus]

sshfs has the advantage over a KIOslave or GnomeVFS that any program can use it. For instance, in Kubuntu Amarok wasn't able to play my remote music through fish:/ but worked fine using sshfs.

1) Install the software
sudo apt-get install sshfs

2) Add fuse to /etc/modules
sudo nano /etc/modules

3) Add yourself to the 'fuse' group, then log out and log in again.
sudo adduser your-username fuse

4) Create a mountpoint and give yourself ownership
sudo mkdir /media/mount-name
sudo chown your-username /media/mount-name

5) Mount the filesystem
sshfs remote-system-name:/remote-folder /media/mount-name

6) Unmount the filesystem
fusermount -u /media/mount-name

Directions taken from http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2005/10/...m-using-sshfs/ More info on sshfs is available at http://fuse.sourceforge.net/sshfs.html

I've run into a strange problem on two Kubuntu machines where, after using sshfs, you're unable to unlock your own computer. Logging in works fine, but you can't return from a password-protected screensaver. My solution was to start a new session, change my password, then return to the old session and use the new password to unlock it.

[cdean]

[cdean@frog ~]$ sshfs 192.168.1.3: linuxbox
cdean@192.168.1.3's password:
fuse: failed to exec fusermount: Permission denied

I'm getting that error after following the HOWTO...

[Gandalf]

isn't NFS far more better? i use NFS to connect any linux laptop to my external HDD and windows clients use samba, everything is extremely fast and just amasing

[Drain]

isn't NFS far more better? i use NFS to connect any linux laptop to my external HDD and windows clients use samba, everything is extremely fast and just amasing

I think that the security of the encrypted connection that SSH provides is the major advantage here. Also, on a local network, NFS and Samba are just fine (they'd be presumably blocked behind a firewall?), but if you want to have access to those shared directories from an "outside" network, you can just re-use the SSH port.

[Gandalf]

I think that the security of the encrypted connection that SSH provides is the major advantage here. Also, on a local network, NFS and Samba are just fine (they'd be presumably blocked behind a firewall?), but if you want to have access to those shared directories from an "outside" network, you can just re-use the SSH port.

yes actually i have a firewall and i don't allow access to prtmap/nfs ports, anyway my ssh port is not the default how to make it use another port then 22?

[freelsjd]

I did this and it worked fine. However, how can I verify the mount (other than using it)? In other words, the "df" command does not show the sshfs mounted drive. How to view the mount ?

[GrammatonCleric]

yes actually i have a firewall and i don't allow access to prtmap/nfs ports, anyway my ssh port is not the default how to make it use another port then 22?

With sshfs -p option.

- GC

[Chris Tucker]

[cdean@frog ~]$ sshfs 192.168.1.3: linuxbox
cdean@192.168.1.3's password:
fuse: failed to exec fusermount: Permission denied

I'm getting that error after following the HOWTO...

Well perhaps reading the instructions might help..

5) Mount the filesystem
sshfs remote-system-name:/remote-folder /media/mount-name

ie: home folder on remote system, and /media/dot3home .. just persay..
sshfs 192.168.1.3:/home/cdean /media/dot3home

[GrammatonCleric]

[cdean@frog ~]$ sshfs 192.168.1.3: linuxbox
cdean@192.168.1.3's password:
fuse: failed to exec fusermount: Permission denied

I'm getting that error after following the HOWTO...

I believed that fusemount is installed so root only and execute it try the following.

sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/fusermount

- GC

[sciurus]

I believed that fusemount is installed so root only and execute it

This will not be the case if you follow step 3.

3) Add yourself to the 'fuse' group, then log out and log in again.
sudo adduser your-username fuse