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sshfs is a kernel module that allows a remote file system to be mounted locally, with all transport encrypted through ssh.
Installation
Example: Ubuntu (needs sudo for root privileges)
- Install the software
sudo apt-get install sshfs
- Add fuse to /etc/modules
sudo nano /etc/modules
- Add yourself to the 'fuse' group, then log out and log in again.
sudo adduser your-username fuse
Mounting & Unmounting
- Create a mountpoint and give yourself ownership
sudo mkdir /media/mount-name sudo chown your-username /media/mount-name
- Mount the filesystem
sshfs remote-system-name:/remote-folder /media/mount-name
- Unmount the filesystem
fusermount -u /media/mount-name
External links
Home page (shfs.sourceforge.net) Ubuntu installation Howto (ubuntuforums.org)

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