MacFuse implements a function on Mac OS X that is already available in the rest of UNIX operating systems: the ability to dynamically generate a virtual file system to be able to work with specific applications.Years ago, I discovered the kio-fish plugin for Konqueror (more Linux geekery, Konqueror is a web and filesystem browser for the K desktop environment, KDE.) It also allowed you to mount filesystems over SSH.Advertisement How to mount a Windows shared folder on your Mac So youve made the switch to Mac, but kept your old PC, and now youve got both connected to your Read more This software, called MacFUSE, lets you drag and drop files to an SSH-connected folder right in Finder, as if it were a regular network drive.
Fuse Mac OS X ThatBecause its SSH, the file transfers are encrypted, and because its implemented as a Mac network folder, you dont need other software like Fugu or Transmit to work with it: the remote drive is accessible like any local drive. Advertisement Download of the Day: Fugu Fugu is a file transfering and copying (FTP and SCP) program for Mac OS X which is almost just as Read more MacFUSE has progressed to the point where its dead simple to set up. Heres how. GO Media may get a commission Shanchar Adjustable Dumbbell Set Buy for 148 from Amazon Momentary WTF: SSH stands for Secure Shell, and like FTP, its a way to access another computers files over the network. What makes SSH special (and preferable) is that the data transmission is encrypted, so its more secure for files zooming over the easily-eavesdropped tubes of the internet. Geek to Live: Set up a personal, home SSH server by Gina Trapani Read more Advertisement So, youve got yourself an SSH server to connect to and a Mac just waiting to mount it. Fuse How To Use MacFUSEOh stop that, you dirty bird.) Heres how to use MacFUSE to get them talking. Install MacFUSE. Download MacFUSE from here. As of writing, the most current installer version available is MacFUSE-Core-0.2.2.dmg.) Mount that disk image and run through the installer as usual, which requires a restart when youre done. Install SSHFS. Sshfs works with MacFuse to mount drives over SSH. Download sshfs from here. As of writing, the current installer file is called sshfs-0.1.0.dmg.) Install it as usual. Nows the fun part. Launch sshfs, and from its File menu, choose Connect to SSH server. Enter your servers address, your user name, and optionally the file path on the server, as shown. Advertisement Then, provide your SSH servers password. This has to be done every time - with no option to save into your Keychain, sadly): Advertisement UPDATE: If youve got publicprivate keys set up for auto-authentication on your SSH server, you can bypass this prompt. Use the instructions for setting up those keys halfway down in this article. Thanks, geneshu Advertisement Enjoy your new drive If all goes well, the remote file system will be available as a network drive on your Desktop and in Finder. Heres a screenie of the docs folder on my web server mounted via sshfs: Advertisement From there, you can open, edit, save, drag and drop to the mounted drive. Terminal users, you can access the SSH drive by cd ing to Volumesservername. In the pictured example, it would be Volumesginatrapani.org Caveats As cool as MacFUSE sshfs is, its still very new software in development. In fact, sshfs is listed as unsupported at the MacFUSE site.) And its got its quirks. Unlike mounted Windows shares, you cant automatically mount your SSH drive on login (though you can add sshfs as a Login item.) Also, when I pointed file backup software to the SSH-mounted drive for automatic off-site backup, it choked. Finally, the disk usage and space available as reported in Finder for the SSH drive is completely inaccurate. Advertisement That said, for Mac users who work on remote servers a lot, MacFUSE sshfs is fantastic way to access your files and do drag and drop off-site backups and file transmissions. MacFUSE will also support other types of remote file system mounts, like FTP, though those packages arent yet available for download. Yet. How do you get to remote folders on your Mac Let us know in the comments. Gina Trapani, the editor of Lifehacker, loves networked drives with encrypted writes over the internet. Her weekly feature, Geek to Live, appears every Wednesday on Lifehacker. Subscribe to the Geek to Live feed to get new installments in your newsreader. Advertisement Share This Story Get our newsletter Subscribe More from Lifehacker Everybody Is Lying About How to Flatten Your Belly Its Time to Audit Your Autopay Subscriptions How To Wire Your House with Cat5e or Cat6 Ethernet Cable How to Remove an Incapacitated President With the 25th Amendment DISCUSSION sammy baby 32807 2:40PM For the curious, FUSE is a contraction of Filesystem in User Space.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
December 2020
Categories |