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--- remote_access_to_dcs_servers [2021/02/10 13:30] – [Availability from off-campus] ac1mde
+++ remote_access_to_dcs_servers [2023/02/21 11:18] (current) – ac1pdl
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 This is available via VPN or on-campus.
-Using SSH or PuTTY, go to stustore.dcs.shef.ac.uk.
+Using SSH or PuTTY, go to stustore.dcs.shef.ac.uk and log in with your DCS username and password.
+Through this, it is possible to access departmental shared files which your lecturer may wish to make available to your self.
+Also, you can edit your public_html for web server, which may give you better control over file permissions, than with the file manager.
 ==== Departmental filestore ====
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 (sometimes known as H-drive)
-When on VPN, it can be accessed by going to:
+When on VPN, it can be accessed in your file manager by going to:
 <code>
 \\stustore.dcs.shef.ac.uk\username (On Windows)
-smb://stustore.dcs.shef.ac.uk/username'' (On Linux or Mac)
+smb://stustore.dcs.shef.ac.uk/username (On Linux or Mac)
 </code>
 (Change 'username' for //your// user name!)
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 When it asks for the domain, put COMSCIAD. On the Windows login, when you enter your username enter it as ''COMSCIAD\username''
-For Linux users, it can also be mounted using SSHFS. See [[Access to home dir with sshfs]]
+**For Linux users:** You can mount your home directory onto a Linux desktop using SSHFS, so that it appears as a local folder.
+Use the command:
+<code>
+sshfs <username>@stulogin.dcs.shef.ac.uk: /home/<username>/H-drive
+</code>
+You will need to mkdir H-drive, if you don't have one already. (or mount it on some other already existing folder) If you don't have private/public key authentication set up, you'll be asked for your password before it mounts it.