Questions tagged [sshfs]
SSH File System (sshfs). A tool that uses SSH to mount a remote filesystem on a local machine.
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Mount remote directory using SSH
How to mount a remote directory using SSH to be available same as if it is a local directory?
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How to run a script, depending on internet connection
I often mount a remote drive using sshfs. I would love to have this mount automatically. However, if I mount it in my .bashrc or startup scripts, the mount often fails because my wireless internet ...
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fuse: unknown option `defer_permissions'
The following error is given when trying to connect to a remote host using sshfs on Ubuntu (16.04 LTS):
fuse: unknown option `defer_permissions'
after using the command:
sshfs -o allow_other,...
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sshfs is not mounting automatically at boot, despite /etc/fstab configuration
Setting up some Ubuntu (13.04) workstation, I am trying to have a remote filesystem mounted (over ssh).
The current config
I created user someuser and added it to the fuse group
My fstab entry reads ...
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SSHFS - auto reconnect
I have an SSHFS mount that I can connect using the command line:
echo myPassword | sudo sshfs [email protected]:/ /media/NAS -p31337 -o workaround=rename -o password_stdin -o allow_other
which seems ...
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How to auto mount using sshfs?
I am using the following command to mount a ssh ubuntu directory to my ubuntu pc.
sshfs [email protected]:/dir/dir /home/username/mount/xxx
My question is, can I create a script for this in my ...
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sshfs is mounting filesystems as another user
So I am trying to mount a folder from another computer in my LAN, and I am able to ssh without any issues. But, I am unable to make any changes when I access the mounted folder.
This is what I have ...
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fuse: bad mount point `/mnt': Transport endpoint is not connected
I needed to locally edit remote files on my server, so I tried to mount the whole remote file system (/) on my local system with SSHFS like so:
$ sshfs [email protected]:// /mnt -p 22
Then it ...
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sshfs mounts with user privileges but for umount I need root. why? how?
I'm trying to unmount from nautilus, the directory created by sshfs, but I get this error:
Unable to unmount dir
umount: /home/user/dir is not in the fstab (and you are not root)
I'm not getting ...
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Is there a GUI utility to mount remote filesystems over SSH?
Is there a GUI utility to mount remote filesystems over SSH (SSHFS)?
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Automatically mount sshfs on startup?
Is it possible to automatically mount a sshfs filesystem whenever the connection goes up?
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sshfs giving "remote host has disconnected"
I am trying to mount an sftp connection into a folder using sshfs with the following command which throws an error.
~$ sshfs [email protected]:/ testfo
remote host has disconnected
The same error ...
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How to prevent SSHFS mount freeze after changing connection after suspend?
I am using SSHFS with reconnect attribute. It works fine, when I suspend notebook and start it again. But problem is when I take notebook somewhere - meaning different IP and different connection (...
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Permission denied on SSHFS automount
I am trying to set up an SSHFS connection between two Ubuntu machines, using /etc/fstab so that they automount from the beginning.
I have created an .ssh directory in my home dir on both machines, I ...
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How do I mount my Android's filesystem over the network with sshfs?
How do I mount my Android device over the wireless network with sshfs so I can access its files trough my file explorer or terminal?
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sshfs transform_symlinks is broken
I've been using the same fstab command for a while now:
sshfs#[email protected]:/home/user /home/user/vps fuse user,port=22,uid=1000,gid=1000,allow_other,reconnect,transform_symlinks 0 0
And it used to ...
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sshfs with fstab: connection reset by peer
I am trying to allow my laptop (Ubuntu 13.04) to access my PC (Lubuntu 13.04) hard drive through SSHFS. I'm using RSA keys to connect.
It works perfectly fine if I type this in the terminal:
sshfs ...
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sshfs - No such file or directory
I'm trying to mount a folder over ssh using sshfs. Evertime I do so I get the error
No such file or directory
My terminal:
user@computer:~$ sshfs [email protected]:/volume1/somedir ~/mnt/somedir
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I can SSH into a remote host but get "Connection reset by peer" with SSHFS, what do I miss?
I created a key pair to connect to a Synology disk from 12.04. Deployed, edit ~/.ssh/config to automatically use it. Tested:
ssh user@remotesynology
-> works like a charm. Tested on a second remote ...
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Nautilus freezes if mounted SSHFS-Device is unreachable
Using SSHFS to mount remote file systems in the user space, I have the problem that all instances of Nautilus use to freeze, if one of the mounted hosts is unreachable. That problem occurs with ...
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How do I specify SSH options for SSHFS?
I had originally asked this as a follow-up question here. Unfortunately, there haven't been any replies so I am posting it as its own question.
According to the documentation, you are supposed to be ...
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Permissions issues with mounting remote server into a specific folder
I'm doing the following to mount a remote server to a specific path on my server:
sshfs [email protected]:/backup/folder/ /home/myuser/server-backups/
However when I mount the server the folder ...
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Auto mount sshfs volume through fstab with password auth
I have a headless server running Ubuntu 12.04.4 that needs to come back up after a reboot without user intervention. There is an existing manual process that involves looking at files on a remote ...
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trying to use sshfs on ubuntu
i'm trying to use sshfs on ubuntu. i have root access on the server i'm trying to connect to. but everytime i try to connect using my ubuntu laptop, the message i get is the following:
cp@cp-...
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Cannot write to Folder mounted with SSHFS
I just created a folder according to SSHFS (Ubuntu Docs)
sudo apt-get install sshfs
sudo gpasswd -a jm fuse
sshfs -o idmap=user [email protected]:/path/to/folder folder
Then I found that the folder is ...
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SSHFS mount does not work on startup using fstab
While I am able to mount a folder from a remote server using mount folder the entry in fstab is giving Connection reset by peer:
I have the following in my fstab
sshfs#username@remote:/folder/ ...
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SSHFS files from one server to another
I am trying to find the most secure way to transfer files from one server to another.
I have the following architecture:
Currently I am using the main user salamis in order to mount the directories.
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gedit + sshfs won't save (vi saves fine!)
I mounted a remote directory using sshfs and I can't save files using gedit, while saving same file using vi works. Changin permission to o-r (640) allows gedit to save files OK. Is there a way to ...
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sshfs 'no such file' error
I'm trying to use sshfs to share a folder between two of my computers.
I can ssh from the server, and see the folder I want to share. However, when I run sshfs, I get:
david@desktop2:~$sshfs ...
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How to permanently mount a remote share?
I've got an NAS file server on my local network, in my windows days I just mapped a drive to it and it was just there all the time. I'm having trouble doing the same in Ubuntu. I had done this ...
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Help setting up sshfs
I'm trying to sort out file sharing on my 16.04 PC and have been advised to use sshfs.
From the wiki I'm trying to follow the instructions but not getting very far.
I've installed sshfs and checked ...
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Can Nautilus setup SSHFS like/instead of SFTP?
I have Nautilus set up to mount a remote filesystem using SFTP.
That works fine, so far, but SFTP seems to have some issues I find unhelpful:
When I overwrite an existing text file, the group read ...
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Use sshfs with ssh-agent and/or kwallet
I am using sshfs with a password protected key pair to mount a remote folder using a shell script. I am also using ssh in that script.
Every time I start the shell script I get a password request on ...
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modprobe fuse returns module fuse not found
I have ubuntu 12.04 and the kernel version is 2.6.32
Linux user1 2.6.32-042stab083.2 #1 SMP Fri Nov 8 18:08:40 MSK 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
When i run the command modprobe fuse it says
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What is the difference between "Connect to server..." and sshfs?
Can anyone quickly explain the technical difference between these two methods?
Going to Places -> Connect to Server and select SSH (in GNOME)
Using sshfs in terminal
This probably boils down to GVFS ...
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Cannot mount anything in a particular local directory using sshfs
I use sshfs to mount a remote directory locally. I use Xubuntu 16.04 inside a VirtualBox virtual machine. Yesterday, while everything was mounted, I saved the state of the virtual machine and closed ...
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How can I automount my ecryptfs ~/.private directory without logging in?
On Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS, ecryptfs is set up where my /home/user/.private directory becomes decrypted when I login. I can then access my files in /home/user/private.
But if I don't login to the ...
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Editing remote files via SSHFS mount very slow (Sublime Text)
I'm trying to nail down the best way to work on projects located on a remote server. I use Sublime Text and I've been experimenting with SSHFS on Ubuntu to mount the remote directory locally and then ...
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System hang when using SSHFS
This is just a quick note that I want to share with others. It is about the problem that I encountered with my office machine. It was hanging continuously when ssh mount was used.
The main problem is, ...
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Nautilus CLI is Extremely Slow for SSHFS Mounted Paths, but the GUI is Fast
I do most of my navigation in the terminal, however in certain circumstances it
is nice to open a directory in a GUI. On Ubuntu Linux the default file browser
is nautilius. My workflow is typically: ...
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Cannot SSHFS mount user home directory
I am attempting to setup a centralized home-directory server through sshfs and pam-mount.
Currently I am stuck at this point:
When attempting to mount the remote home directory sshfs just gets stuck:...
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How to stop SSH filesystem from discarding root permissions after every command?
i have a small bash script that mounts my sshfs...
problem is it ask for the server/host password for every mount...
i have four mounts and i have to enter it every time for 4 times and its tiresome,...
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How can I ensure that my sshfs mounted drives stay connected as much as possible?
I have been trying to get this to work forever and ever and it's just past my ability now. I have read just about everything I can on this...and yet I can't resolve the issue. Here's the short story. ...
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Unable to create/edit/delete remote files after mounting them locally with SSHFS
I have a basic server set-up using a RaspberryPI, Ubuntu server 20.04, and Nginx. Using ssh, I can edit the files directly in the terminal, but that becomes sloppy, so I am looking for a more elegant ...
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Automount remote filesystem on reboot without password with sshfs
What I Want:
boot up my system (in this case ubuntu 18.04 on a laptop)
have access to a remote filesystem via /home/<user>/mnt/remote-HD0
What I have tried
edit /etc/fstab with sshfs command
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"fuse: bad mount point No such file or directory" but the file exists
My system is 32-bit so this answer doesn't help me.
I am trying to use sshfs to no avail:
$ sshfs -o IdentityFile=/home/aventinus/.ssh/id_rsa [name]@X.X.X.X:/data/[folder name]/[folder name]/ /...
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SSHFS very slow in 12.04
I clean-installed 12.04 after using 10.10.
When using SSHFS, everything is now very slow. (I am on very fast ethernet, and also tried on wireless).
e.g. if I:
sshfs [email protected]:/home/user/...
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Snap applications (Firefox and Chromium) snap cannot open folders mounted via sshfs
Snap versions of Firefox and Chromium refuse to open folders and files mounted via sshfs while the same folder is normally browseable from the command line and from Gnome and the files can be opened ...
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I can ssh to the server but sshfs gives me 'no matching cipher found: client arcfour server aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr......'
I can ssh to the server, but sshfs fails with the
read: Connection reset by peer
error. I have checked all the cases pointed out in this AskUbuntu question, the user is in the fuse group, ...
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Very slow speed while mounting via SSHFS
My host is ubuntu 12.04. My guest is vanilla 3.0.33 kernel with custom rootfs. I have encountered the subj problem, while mounting host folder on the guest machine via sshfs.
sshfs [email protected]....
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