Shared Folders on the RSMAS Disk Server  

Grant Basham  updated- 9/2007
You can create a folder on the RSMAS networked disk-appliance that you can mount on any computer on the RSMAS net.  Files or folders you transfer to this shared folder are kept in "disaster-resistant" storage.  This is also your path for putting files on the RSMAS anonymous ftp server and setting up a personal web page.  You can have up to one gigabyte of disk space for your folders.  This file could be mounted on your home computer using VPN (http://rcf.rsmas.miami.edu/vpn) and used to share files between home and work.  There is a disk-space quota of 1G per shared folder account-  you cannot write files totaling more than one gigabyte of file space to your folders.

Setup:
To create your shared folder follow the instructions at   
        https://suesue.rsmas.miami.edu
You will need to know the username for your RSMAS email account name (Account) and your initial password, given to you when you set up your email account, to complete the setup process.  Registration at suesue is the first step to complete and is required for any of the services.  Within the utility you can change your password for share access and map the shared folder so it is available on your desktop and/or laptop computers on the RSMAS net.  If you choose, you can create anonymous-ftp and personal-web-page folders in your shared folder when you set up your folder; this is the default.   If you cannot log in at suesue, check with RCF, stating the problem and including your RSMAS email account name.

o Wireless login- Initial setup of your email account also creates a seperate Active Directory (AD) account and password for you.  You get the opportunity to change your default password on tje AD account when you go to http://suesue to set up your shared folder.  This AD account is also used to access the Wireless net, matlab for windows (http://rcf.rsmas.miami.edu/matlab), and CD "iso" distributions for Windows (\\krystal\home\iso).

o Your email and share account names are the same.  The passwords are initially set to the same value for both accounts.  You can change them separately for shares (http://suesue.rsmas.miami.edu) and email (http://mail.rsmas.miami.edu).  There is no automatic sychronization of mail and share passwords after the initial setup.
Windows: XP/2000 users should use the "Map Drive Utility" option to set up the share on their workstations.  For other Windows flavors use the "... map Drive Manually" instructions.  Use of shares on Vista is not yet supported by RCF.
Briefly:
    Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Windows Explorer
    MyNetworkPlaces -rite click-> Map Network Drive... (select)
       Drive: N:
       Folder: \\krystal\home\username
       Click "different user"
            User name:  AMAZON\username
            Password:  CNUMBER or whatever you changed it to
default where username is your email account name (flastname).   
You cannot have two shares belonging to different users/groups mounted at the same time.  You must
   MyNetworkPlaces -rite click-> Disconnect...
  ...
 to disconnect your current \\krystal\home\username, then set up with the new username (as above) to access a different account's shared folder. 
Windows Notes:  
Linux: use the "Map Drive Script" option on the suesue page to put the folder on your Linux workstation.  Users of other Unix systems will need to follow the "Instructions to map Drive (UNIX)" and do the setup and mounts by hand.  Briefly:
 > mkdir ~/mount   #(once only)
 > ln -s ~/mount/USERNAME ~/share  #(once only)
 > sudo chmod u+s /usr/bin/smbmnt  /usr/bin/smbumount #(once only)
  > smbmount //krystal/home ~/mount -o username='amazon\USERNAME'  
 # you will have to enter your share passwd.

Linux Notes:

o FC6/7 and RHEL5 do not work with this Linux setup.  These are not yet supported, but RCF can help if you have some     modest hacking skills (http://rcf.rsmas.miami.edu/FC6share)
o Your AD accont info is also your wireless access.  If you have forgotten your password, you can see what it is by looking at the contents of your share-mount information on your linux workstation:
  > cat /etc/smb-mnt.ACCOUNTNAME  # where ACCOUNTNAME is your share username.
o Loss of ability to mount your shared folder-  If the samba utility is updated by your RedHat installation (~once or twice a year), the permissions on the mount utility changes so you can no longer mount your share.  To fix:
    FC6/7 or RHEL5> sudo chmod u+s /sbin/mount.cifs /sbin/umount.cifs  #(once only)
   RHEL4> sudo chmod u+s /usr/bin/smbmnt  /usr/bin/smbumount #(once only)

   https://suesue.rsmas.miami.edu/iisadmpwd/howto-netapp.html
 Mac: follow the "Instructions to map Drive (OS X)" to manually map the share to their workstation.

Subfolders:
FTP: In Setup (above) you can check a box to create a subfolder in your personal folder named "ftp", where you can place files that will be available for anonymous ftp at the RSMAS ftp site.  The files will be available for anyone to read or pick up at ftp://ftp.rsmas.miami.edu/users/YOUR-ACCOUNTNAME/

HTTP: In Setup (above) you can check a box to create a subfolder named "http" where you can set up a personal web page that will appear as http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/personal/YOUR-ACCOUNTNAME.   Once you create your share, set up your web page in the "http" folder following the instructions at: 
    http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/web
Be sure to print the legal agreement, sign it, and give it to Silvia at the RCF before you put up your web page.

Group:  Reasearch and other groups at RSMAS can have group web pages that present programs and data associated with programs at RSMAS.  Such web pages are set up either as subfolders in the shared folder of the person responsible for the web page or can be separate accounts belong to the group.   Contact RCF to have a group folder associated with your RSMAS share, or as a separate group account  Group web pages are visible at  http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/groups/GROUPNAME.   Note that it takes a good deal of tap dancing to manage both your own personal share and a separate group account at the same time on Windows.  There is a limit of 1Gigabyte of file space per account.

Contact RCF if need assistance.
  Grant 54026- Linux/Unix, ftp, and web share issues
  Brent 54963- Initial folder setup and Windows issues
  Silvia 54028- Mac setup issues