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Shared Folders on the RSMAS Disk Server

Grant Basham updated- 9/2007

You can create a folder on the RSMAS networked disk-appliance that you can mount on any computer on the RSMAS net. Files or folders you transfer to this shared folder are kept in “disaster-resistan” storage. This is also your path for putting files on the RSMAS anonymous ftp server and setting up a personal web page. You can have up to one gigabyte of disk space for your folders. This file could be mounted on your home computer using VPN (https://my.rsmas.miami.edu/vpn) and used to share files between home and work. There is a disk-space quota of 1G per shared folder account- you cannot write files totaling more than one gigabyte of file space to your folders.

Summary:

NOTE: Creation of shared folders on http://suesue is broken. Looks like it works, but folder creation fails. contact rcf@rsmas.miami.edu and we will set one up by hand for you. This note will go away when it is fixed. 11/01/2011

You will go to http://suesue.rsmas.miami.edu and select the "Create Folder" link on the left. Take the defaults (creating all folders) and click [OK]. Then mount \\krystal\home as described below for your operating system (or use the "Map Drive" link at suesue). Your folder will be present at \\krystal\home\ACCOUNTNAME, where ACCOUNTNAME is your email account name. If your directory does not exist in ...\home\, there was a problem. Contact RCF for assistance- don't try to do create it yourself.

If you want to place files on the RSMAS ftp server for pickup, put the file in the ..\ftp folder and it will be visible for pickup at ftp://ftp.rsmas.miami.edu/users/ACCOUNTNAME/. If you want to make a web page, create a page on your computer and put the files in the ..\http folder. Your personal web page will be visible at http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/personal/ACCOUNTNAME.

NOTE: if you want to edit your web page, edit the file copies on your home computer and move them to the ..home\ACCOUNTNAME\http folder. If you edit them in the shared folder, you often lock-out your web page. Contact RCF if you do that.
NOTE: if you want to access this shared folder from off campus, you must use a VPN connection. See http://rcf.rsmas.maimi.edu/vpn for information. Login there with your EMAIL username and password if you are so prompted.

Setup:
To create your shared folder follow the instructions at

https://suesue.rsmas.miami.edu

NOTE: Creation of shared folders on http://suesue is broken. Looks like it works, but folder creation fails. contact rcf@rsmas.miami.edu and we will set one up by hand for you. This note will go away when it is fixed. 11/01/2011

You will need to know the username for your RSMAS email account name (Account) and your initial password, given to you when you set up your email account, to complete the setup process. Registration at suesue is the first step to complete and is required for any of the services. Within the utility you can change your password for share access and map the shared folder so it is available on your desktop and/or laptop computers on the RSMAS net. If you choose, you can create anonymous-ftp and personal-web-page folders in your shared folder when you set up your folder; this is the default. If you cannot log in at suesue, check with .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), stating the problem and including your RSMAS email account name.

  • Wireless login — Initial setup of your email account also creates a seperate Active Directory (AD) account and password for you. You get the opportunity to change your default password on tje AD account when you go to http://suesue to set up your shared folder. This AD account is also used to access the Wireless net, matlab for windows (http://rcf.rsmas.miami.edu/matlab), and CD “iso” distributions for Windows (\\krystal\home\iso).

  • Your email and share account names are the same. The passwords are initially set to the same value for both accounts. You can change them separately for shares (http://suesue.rsmas.miami.edu) and email (http://mail.rsmas.miami.edu). There is no automatic sychronization of mail and share passwords after the initial setup.

    Windows: XP/2000 users should use the “Map Drive Utility” option to set up the share on their workstations. For other Windows flavors use the “…map Drive Manually” instructions. Use of shares on Vista is not yet supported by RCF.

    Briefly:
        →Start → All Programs → Accessories → Windows Explorer
        MyNetworkPlaces right click → Map Network Drive... (select)
           Drive: N:        Folder: \\krystal\home\username
           Click "different user"
                User name:  AMAZON\username
                Password:  CNUMBER or whatever you changed it to
    default where username is your email account name (flastname).

    You cannot have two shares belonging to different users/groups mounted at the same time. You must

       MyNetworkPlaces right click → Disconnect...
      ...

    > to disconnect your current \\krystal\home\username, then set up with the new username (as above) to access a different account's shared folder.&

    Windows Notes:

    • Wireless logins also use the account/passwd you use for Share access. If you ask RCF to reset your password for wireless because you don't remember it, it may cause your share to be inaccessible. If your password is reset, you will need to give your User Name/Passwd as above, using your new password.
    • Access to \\krystal\... is also a path to software distribution iso images (\\krystal\home\iso) and the “matlab” package (\\krystal\matlab). If asked for Username/Passwd, use the instructions above.
    • If your node can't find “krystal”, try typing its IP address (\\129.171.97.55) rather than \\krystal...

    Linux: use the “Map Drive Script” option on the suesue page to put the folder on your Linux workstation. Users of other Unix systems will need to follow the “Instructions to map Drive (UNIX)” and do the setup and mounts by hand. Briefly:

     > mkdir ~/mount   #(once only)
     > ln -s ~/mount/USERNAME ~/share  #(once only)
     > sudo chmod u+s /sbin/*mount.cifs
     > /sbin/mount.cifs //krystal/home ~/mount -o username=amazon/USERNAME
     # you will have to enter your share passwd.

    Older versions of Linux may require you to substitute these commands instead

     ...
     > #(once only)
     > smbmount //krystal/home ~/mount -o username='amazon\USERNAME'  

    Linux Notes:

    • Your AD account info is also your wireless access. If you have forgotten your password, you can see what it is by looking at the contents of your share-mount information on your linux workstation:
        > cat /etc/smb-mnt.ACCOUNTNAME  # where ACCOUNTNAME is your share username.

    • Loss of ability to mount your shared folder- If the Samba utility is updated by your RedHat installation (~once or twice a year), the permissions on the mount utility changes so you can no longer mount your share. To fix:

          FC>6... or RHEL5> sudo chmod u+s /sbin/mount.cifs /sbin/umount.cifs  #(once only)
         RHEL4> sudo chmod u+s /usr/bin/smbmnt  /usr/bin/smbumount #(once only)
         https://suesue.rsmas.miami.edu/iisadmpwd/howto-netapp.html

    Mac: follow the "Instructions to map Drive (OS X)" to manually map the share to their workstation. The following are brief instructions:

    Finder → Go → Connect_to_server
    Server Address:  smb://krystal.rsmas.miami.edu/home/SHARENAME
    [Continue]
    Connect As:
    •        Registered User

    Name: SHARENAME (same as your wireless account name)
    Password: C######## (or whatever you changed it to. Same as your wireless passwd)
    Subfolders:
    FTP In Setup (above) you can check a box to create a subfolder in your personal folder named “ftp”, where you can place files that will be available for anonymous ftp at the RSMAS ftp site. The files will be available for anyone to read or pick up at ftp://ftp.rsmas.miami.edu/users/YOUR-ACCOUNTNAME/
    HTTP In Setup (above) you can check a box to create a subfolder named “http” where you can set up a personal web page that will appear as http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/personal/YOUR-ACCOUNTNAME. Once you create your share, set up your web page in the “http” folder following the instructions at:

    http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/resources/rsmas-computing-facility/web-pages/

    Be sure to print the legal agreement, sign it, and give it to RCF before you put up your web page.

    Group: Reasearch and other groups at RSMAS can have group web pages that present programs and data associated with programs at RSMAS. Such web pages are set up either as subfolders in the shared folder of the person responsible for the web page or can be separate accounts belong to the group. Contact RCF to have a group folder associated with your RSMAS share, or as a separate group account Group web pages are visible at

    http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/groups/GROUPNAME.

    Note that it takes a good deal of tap dancing to manage both your own personal share and a separate group account at the same time on Windows. There is a limit of 1Gigabyte of file space per account.

    Contact RCF if need assistance:

    • Grant 54026- Linux/Unix, ftp, and web folder issues
    • Brent 54963- Initial folder setup and Windows issues
    • Angel 54051- Mac setup issues, web page setup