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| ====Connect from your desktop or Meet PC==== | ====Connect from your desktop or Meet PC==== |
| {{:lion:data02_2.png?200 |}} To mount the PI share on your desktop, go to the Computer icon on your desktop or select ''%%Start->Computer%%'' from the windows bar to open Windows Explorer. Click on the ''%%Map newtork drive%%'' to open the network mapping utility. If you do not see the ''%%Map network drive%%'' option in the top bar, press the Left ALT key to show this bar is it is not visible. Once the Network Mapping utility is opened, select a drive letter and for the Folder type: | {{:lion:data02_2.png?200 |}} To mount the PI share on your desktop, go to the Computer icon on your desktop or select ''%%Start->Computer%%'' from the windows bar to open Windows Explorer. Click on the ''%%Map newtork drive%%'' to open the network mapping utility. If you do not see the ''%%Map network drive%%'' option in the top bar, press the Left ALT key to show this bar when it is not visible. Once the Network Mapping utility is opened, select a drive letter and for the Folder type: |
| \\data03.physics.leidenuniv.nl\pi-xxxx | \\data03.physics.leidenuniv.nl\pi-xxxx |
| where ''%%xxxx%%'' is the name of your PI. Select both the ''%%Reconnect at login%%'' and ''%%Connect using different credentials%%'' options. Click on ''%%Finish%%'' to continue the mounting process. | where ''%%xxxx%%'' is the name of your PI. Select both the ''%%Reconnect at login%%'' and ''%%Connect using different credentials%%'' options. Click on ''%%Finish%%'' to continue the mounting process. |
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| ====Connect from your laptop or from home==== | ====Connect from your laptop or from home==== |
| Local machine we can trust, but your personal laptop or your machine at home may be connected from Internet so you need to build a secure connection to see the files on the data storage device. This can be done by setting up a VPN connection. | Local machines we can trust, but your personal laptop or your machine at home may be connected from Internet and cannot directly mount the share. To make it possible to mout the share you first you need to build a secure connection. This can be done by setting up a VPN connection. |
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| To setup a VPN connection see the [[lion:2fa:vpn|How to setup a VPN]] pages. | To setup a VPN connection see the [[lion:2fa:vpn|How to setup a VPN]] pages. |
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| Once the VPN connection is active you can use the above method to connect to ''%%data03%%''. | Once the VPN connection is active you can use the above method (Connect from your desktop or Meet PC) to connect to ''%%data03%%''. |
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| | === MacOS === |
| | In Finder, open the "Go" menu and select "Connect to server. Enter the address in the form ''%%smb://data03.physics.leidenuniv.nl/pi-xxx%%''. Note the forward slashes, contrary to the backslashes used on windows! |
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| | After pressing ''Connect'', a window will appear where you can enter your physics username and password. |
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| | ===Linux=== |
| | == From the commandline == |
| | Make sure you are running VPN. Make sure you create the ''%%/mnt/YYYY%%'' directory. Then you can run: |
| | sudo mount -f cifs -o username=XXXX,domain=PHYSICS //data03.physics.leidenuniv.nl/pi-YYYY /mnt/YYYY |
| | and you should then see the content of this ''%%pi-YYYY%%'' share in the ''%%/mnt/YYYY%%'' directory. |
| | == From desktop filemanager == |
| | Most Linux desktop filemanagers can make a connection, similar to the Finder on macOS. In ''nautilus'' (Gnome/Cinnamon desktop), this is in the ''Go'' menu, choose ''Location''. Enter the address in the form ''%%smb://data03.physics.leidenuniv.nl/pi-xxx%%''. Note the forward slashes, contrary to the backslashes used on windows! |
