Mount FTP directories to local fs - curlftpfs

[guandalino]

Hello! I'm looking for a way to mount remote ftp directories to local filesystem in order to interact with them as if were local resources. I found several tutorials that recommend curlftpfs, but this project seems no longer maintained (last update on sourceforge goes back to Apr 2007).

So, is curlftpfs still the best choice or is there something newer which I could rely on?

Thanks,
best regards.

[lmarmisa]

Try Places -> Connect to server... Service type: FTP (with login) or Public FTP

[guandalino]

Thank you very much, works like a charm! Any way to do the same via command line?

[lmarmisa]

First of all, install the package curlftpfs:

sudo apt-get install curlftpfs

Create the mounting point directory. For example:

mkdir ~/ftpdir

If you wish to mount the ftp server type this command:

sudo curlftpfs -o allow_other youruser[:yourpassword]@ftp.site.com ~/ftpdir

Finally, if you wish to unmount the directory type

sudo umount ~/ftpdir

[guandalino]

Best support here, thanks again!

Finally I managed this adding a line to ~/.netrc:

machine ftp.myhosting.com login myusername password mypassword

and calling curlftpfs with:

sudo curlftpfs -o allow_other ftp.myhosting.com ~/ftpdir

Another question, will the password pass unencrypted? If so, any way to secure the transmission?

[lmarmisa]

Type this command :

man curlftpfs

[camelseller]

Does anyone know how to export a curlftpfs-mounted-folder via nfs or cifs?
I created a folder as a normal user

p2p:users

.
I mounted it using the command:

curlftpfs -o allow_other ftp://217.147.232.18/pub/ /media/ftp/

and then I noticed that the /media/ftp/ folder, become

root:root

owned.
Then if I try to export /media/ftp/ I get always [access denied] from the server.

What am I doing wrong?

[wildmanne39]

Old thread closed! Please start a new thread you can link to this one if you need too.
Thanks