Connecting to the ETH Home-Directory
Instruction for a managed Ubuntu Desktop Computer
On most of the Ubuntu-Linux Desktop-Computers, your ETH Home-Directory is directly connected and mounted to /home/YOUR-USERNAME
You can access the Files with the nautilus File-Manager:
If your Homedirectory is not mounted, you can mount it manually with this command:
mkdir -p /mnt/homedir
mount.cifs -o ‘user=YOURUSERNAME,gid=domain users,domain=d.ethz.ch‘ //servername.ethz.ch/username /mnt/homedir
Instruction for a self-managed Linux Computer
You have to be connected to the ETH-Network with the Cisco VPN-Client
Instruction in German: https://www.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/associates/services/Service/IT-Services/files/service-desk/guides/wifichange-VPN-konfigurieren-de.pdf
Instruction in English: https://www.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/associates/services/Service/IT-Services/files/service-desk/guides/wifichange-VPN-configuration-en.pdf
After that, you can mount the directory manually with this command:
mkdir -p /mnt/homedir
mount.cifs -o ‘user=YOURUSERNAME,gid=domain users,domain=d.ethz.ch‘ //servername.ethz.ch/username /mnt/homedir
Connecting to the ETH Group-Shares
Instruction for a managed Ubuntu Desktop Computer
To get a list of the shares, which are available, you can enter this command:
smbclient -L SERVERNAME.ethz.ch
For Dept: MTEC: use nas12.ethz.ch as servername.
For Dept: MATL: use nas-matl.ethz.ch as servername.
Search for the shares of your institute. The share will automatically be mounted, when you enter this command:
ls /group/SHARENAME
for example: ls /group/name-of-your-share.
After that, you can access the folder with this command:
cd /group/name-of-your-share
Note: you only can connect to shares, where you have access-rights.
Instruction for a self-managed Linux Computer
You have to be connected to the ETH-Network with the Cisco VPN-Client
Instruction in German: https://www.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/associates/services/Service/IT-Services/files/service-desk/guides/wifichange-VPN-konfigurieren-de.pdf
Instruction in English: https://www.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/associates/services/Service/IT-Services/files/service-desk/guides/wifichange-VPN-configuration-en.pdf
Then, you have to get a list of the shares, which are available, you can enter this command:
smbclient -L SERVERNAME.ethz.ch
For Dept: MTEC: use nas12.ethz.ch as servername.
For Dept: MATL: use nas-matl.ethz.ch as servername.
After that, you can mount the share with this command:
mkdir -p /mnt/sharename
mount.cifs -o ‘user=YOURUSERNAME,domain=d.ethz.ch‘ //servername.ethz.ch/sharename /mnt/sharename