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== Mounting/unmounting remote file system via sshfs ==

<source lang="bash">
# create a local directory on a linux machine
 sudo mkdir -p /mnt/Biowikifarm
 # change username: ownership settings ?must be the same as on the remote system
 sudo chown yourusername-on-the-biowikifarm /mnt/Biowikifarm/
# mount the remote system; needs sshfs (ubuntu: apt-get install sshfs)
 sshfs -o follow_symlinks yourusername-on-the-biowikifarm@biowikifarm.net:/ /mnt/Biowikifarm/
 # now you can browse and save from within your local computer
 # note that symlinks are displayed as folders, not as symlinks actually

# unmount the remote system on your local machine
 fusermount -u /mnt/Biowikifarm/ 
</source>
Note that any other user group on the wiki is not shown on your local computer, but just group ID-numbers. But you can create an identical user group on your local machine with the same group ID.

== Secure terminal access via ssh ==

Use your preferred terminal and type:
<source lang="bash">
ssh yourusername-on-the-biowikifarm@biowikifarm.net
# ssh yourusername-on-the-biowikifarm@biowikifarm.net:/path/
#...
# now you are logged in on the server
exit # closes this session
</source>

== Graphical User Interface ==

Under Linux for <code>sftp</code> you can simply use a file browser, e.g. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konqueror konqueror] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_(file_manager) dolphin] and type in the address path <code>sftp://yourusername@yourserver.info</code> and then browse as usual.

[[Category:Remote access]]
[[Category:SSH]]