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Mac OS X

You may mount cluster data to your Mac computer with the commmand-line (sshfs) program, or with a graphical interface (OSXFuse/Macfusion). In both cases, your cluster data appears as a Volume, accessible from Mac OSX Finder.

command-line

The command-line syntax is:

mkdir /path/to/local/directory
sshfs -o idmap=user username@macfuse.neuro.berkeley.edu:/path/to/directory /path/to/local/directory

For example:

mkdir ~/HWNI-mount
sshfs -o idmap=user joe@macfuse.neuro.berkeley.edu:/home/despo/joe ~/HWNI-mount

graphical interface

verify SSH key

Use the command-line ‘ssh’ program to generate a SSH key fingerprint of the server:

ssh username@macfuse.neuro.berkeley.edu

For example:

[joe@mac ~]$ ssh joe@macfuse.neuro.berkeley.edu
The authenticity of host 'macfuse.neuro.berkeley.edu (169.229.248.250)' can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is 1d:96:75:1b:dc:e1:11:d3:39:78:5f:cc:4d:3c:02:c4.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?

Type ‘yes’ and hit return

install OSXFuse

1. download the latest “OSXFUSE-{version}.dmg” from osxfuse.github.com.

2. double-click on “Install OSXFUSE {version}”.

   

3. At the time of writing, check the option to install the MacFuse compatibility library, because MacFusion hasn’t been updated to use the newer OSX Fuse libraries.

   

4. After successful installation, remove the .dmg and .pkg files

install MacFusion

1. Download Macfusion from macfusionapp.org.

2. Double click on the downloaded file to extract Macfusion to your Desktop.

3. Drag this application into your Applications folder, then double-click to launch it.

4. Open Macfusion.

   A blank window is displayed.

5. Click the plus menu, then select SSHFS to add a new SFTP target.

6. Create a target for the directory you want to access. Normally this is your home directory, but it can be any directory you have permission to access. Below is an example configuration:

• Title: HWNI home directory
• Host: macfuse.neuro.berkeley.edu
• User Name: joe
• Password: Leave this blank
• Path: Normally you may leave this blank. To access a group directory, specify the full path to the group directory , e.g. ‘/home/lab/COMMON’.