HOWTO Use sshfs to mount AFS/DFS home
From RHLUG
Rose has two separate remotely accessible file systems, one that uses AFS, and one that uses DFS. This will show you how to mount both using sshfs.
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[edit] Install FUSE and sshfs
This differs based on your distribution. Under Gentoo execute:
emerge -av sshfs-fuse
Under Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install sshfs
This will install both sshfs and FUSE.
Gentoo users will also need to edit the FUSE configuration so users other than root can use FUSE.
user_allow_other
[edit] About sshfs
sshfs allows you to mount remote directories over SSH. This is useful for accessing remote files securely. For example, to mount the remote directory /home/user on example.com to a local directory ./remote
To unmount this:
[edit] AFS
The traditional way of mounting AFS is by using Kerberos and OpenAFS, as detailed in the AFS article. However, this is a bit of a pain.
[edit] Manually
To mount your home directory, first create a directory somewhere to mount it to, for example the directory "rose-afs-home" in your home directory:
Then, use sshfs to mount the remote directory to that mount point.
Where <USERNAME> is your Kerberos username.
[edit] Using /etc/fstab
Typing this command is a bit tedious. A much easier way to to add an entry to your /etc/fstab.
sshfs#<USERNAME>@addiator.rose-hulman.edu: /home/<USERNAME>/rose-afs-home fuse user,noauto 0 0
Now you can mount your AFS home directory by typing:
At which point you'll be prompted for your password (or not if you use public key login)
[edit] DFS
The DFS server is new for this year. It is hosted on a Windows server using a proprietary SSH server. IAIT does not currently have this server set up to support public-key login, so typing a password is necessary each time you connect.
[edit] Manually
The process for mounting the DFS home is similar to above, however the location of the directory on the server is different. Create a mount point and then issue the following command:
Where <USERNAME> is your Kerberos username and <INITIAL> is the capitalized first letter of your username. For example, this is the command I would use to mount my DFS home directory:
[edit] Using /etc/fstab
sshfs#<USERNAME>@dfs.rose-hulman.edu:/Users/<INITIAL>/<USERNAME> /home/<USERNAME>/rose-dfs-home fuse user,noauto 0 0
Now you can mount your DFS home directory by typing:
