Access to KTH Windows home folder and file shares from Ubuntu
The KTH Windows platform has a central role in the KTH IT environment. Linux (Ubuntu) users might need to access the common file shares. Follow the guide to access them.
Linux (Ubuntu)
In order to access the KTH Windows servers according to the instructions below your computer has fulfill any of these:
- Be connected by WiFi via eduroam provided by KTH
- Be connected by network cable at KTH
- Be connected to the KTH network via VPN connection if you are outside KTH
Connect to home folder and other file shares
The KTH Windows platform has, besides the home folder, a number of common file shares.
The search path of the home folder is constructed by the first letters in the username, e.g. /home/a/l/alice.
To connect to any fo the file shares, follow the instructions below.
Volume address | Name in KTH Windows | Description |
---|---|---|
smb://files.ug.kth.se/root/home/x/y/username | H:/ | Home folder (see below) |
files.ug.kth.se/root/gemensam | G:/ | Common files for workgroups |
smb://files.ug.kth.se/root/projekt | P:/ | Common files for projects |
In the file manager (Nautilus) choose File and then Connect to Server... and enter
smb://files.ug.kth.se
From there you can access the other file areas.
You can also user the hotkey Ctrl+L and write the path in the address field.
Commandline access
Default path
If you need access to the folder from a commandline window or from another application you wlll find the file area mounted under //run/user/<<uid>>/gvfs, but can also be accessed under ~/.gvfs/.
Your own path
If you want to mount the folder at a specifik mountpoint.
Om du vill montera katalogen på en specifik monteringspunkt
- Create a folder to which the remote location will be mounted
Examples:
sudo mkdir /mnt/kth_homefolder
or
sudo mkdir /mnt/kth_common
- Mount the remote location to the folder(s) that youve just created
Examples:
sudo mount -t cifs -o username="username" //files.ug.kth.se/root/home/"u"/"s"/"username" /mnt/kth_homefolder
or
sudo mount -t cifs -o username="username" //files.ug.kth.se/root/gemensam/”path” /mnt/kth_common
If you want to add this to the fstab it should look something like this:
//files.ug.kth.se/root/home/"u"/"s"/"username" /mnt/kth_homefolder cifs rw,user="username",uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0
or
//files.ug.kth.se/root/gemensam/”path” /mnt/kth_common cifs rw,user=”username”,uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0
Note
- "" should NOT be used when running the commands or in fstab.
- uid and gid might be different on your systems. They should correspond to your user uid.