The storage is immediately available from Linux servers and workstations.
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Windows
Do you use a Windows machine managed by UiO? See the Windows guide.
Geofag Servers and Workstations
There are two instances of the storage, communal and personal. On Linux servers and workstations belonging to the Department (e.g. mimi), you can access them with these path names:
/uio/hypatia/geofag-felles/ /uio/hypatia/geofag-personlig/
They are available with the above names on most Geo servers and workstations. Note that the disk is mounted when accessed, and unmounted when not in use. When not mounted, they are not visible. So if you can't see the disk, try e.g.
$ cd /uio/hypatia/geofag-felles
Not all machines will be allowed to use the storage this way. Let us know if your machine can't, and you think it ought.
There are also the generic automount pathnames, that might work if the above paths are unavailable:
$ ls -ld /net/hypatia/uio/fs01/lh-mn-geofag-* drwxr-s--x. 16 root geofag 4096 Jul 22 11:31 /net/hypatia/uio/fs01/lh-mn-geofag-felles drwxr-s--x. 12 root geofag 4096 Oct 18 2023 /net/hypatia/uio/fs01/lh-mn-geofag-personlig
Laptops
On laptops, the locations described above are generally not available.
You can still use sshfs and connect to the storage via pingo.uio.no. Use an empty directory as a "mountpoint", for instance:
$ mkdir hyp-felles $ sshfs pingo.uio.no:/uio/hypatia/geofag-felles/ hyp-felles/
Use a similar mountpoint and command for the "personlig" storage. See the ssh page for more information.
Unless you are on the UiO network, you will have to complete 2FA to log in. See also Access from outside and how to improve network stability.
Mac
On stationary Macs (iMac) and Mac laptops connected to the wired network, the storage can be accessed as an SMB drive. Use "connect to server" (Command-k) in Finder, and type in e.g.
smb://hypatia.uio.no/lh-mn-geofag-felles
Other machines
The sshfs mechanism shown above can be used on many other machines as well, like Mac laptops and non-geo Linux machines. Note: Don't use mountpoints on network drives!
Also private Windows machines can use this, using an sftp client like WinSCP, Cyberduck, Filezilla, Webdrive. Here is a quick guide using the former:
Start by downloading and installing WinSCP from https://winscp.net/ .
(UiO Windows machines can find WinSCP in Company Portal, but you won't need WinSCP to reach hypatia on a UiO Windows machine.)
You might also want to download and install VPN.
When you run WinSCP, it will present a window asking for login details. Fill in the hostname pingo.uio.no as shown below, and your UiO username. Don't write your password here:
Click the "Advanced.." pulldown menu. Fill in "/uio/hypatia/geofag-felles/" (or "/uio/hypatia/geofag-personlig") as Remote Directory, as shown:
Note that if you don't specify a Remote directory, you will get access to your home directory ("M:"). That can be useful, too!
Back in the "login" window, click Save, and choose a suitable name for this "Site name". Click the name in the left pane, accept the host key (if needed) and type your password when prompted.
If successfully logged in, you will see the WinSCP main window, with your local files to the left, and the remote files (on hypatia) to the right. You can drag and drop files and folders. Double-clicking files may or may not work as expected.
For more information on using WinSCP, consult the documentation.
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