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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 connection has not yet been made. Does anybody know…
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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,defer_permissions username@remotehost.com:/…
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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 like : sshfs#someuser@remote.com:/remote_dir …
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SSHFS - auto reconnect

I have an SSHFS mount that I can connect using the command line: echo myPassword | sudo sshfs user@home.address:/ /media/NAS -p31337 -o workaround=rename -o password_stdin -o allow_other which seems to mount my NAS to /media/NAS well enough. Very…
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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 user@192.xx.xx.xx.xx:/dir/dir /home/username/mount/xxx My question is, can I create a script for this in my desktop where I can make a double click and run this…
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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 username@domain.com:// /mnt -p 22 Then it stuck (cursor blinking, no output), so obviously I…
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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 done so far: Install: $sudo apt-get install…
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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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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 why is this happening. How can I unmount sshfs…
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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 (might be Wifi or Ethernet). Mounted SSHFS folder…
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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 admin@example.com:/ testfo remote host has disconnected The same error happens if I SSH into the system and repeat the…
Slava Knyazev
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Automatically mount sshfs on startup?

Is it possible to automatically mount a sshfs filesystem whenever the connection goes up?
Olivier Lalonde
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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 have created the id_dsa and id_dsa.pub files, and…
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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 able to use ssh options with sshfs. How do you do…
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