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===/nfshomes===
===/nfshomes===
 
Automounted NFS file system that houses users' [[Nexus]] home directories.  This file system has regular backups with our [[TSM]] service and has [[Snapshots]] for easy user restores.
Automounted NFS file system that houses users' [[Nexus]] home directories.


Found on supported [[OSSupport#UNIX | UNIX]] and [[OSSupport#MacOSX | MacOSX]] systems as (substituting $username with your UMIACS username)
Found on supported [[OSSupport#UNIX | UNIX]] and [[OSSupport#MacOSX | MacOSX]] systems as (substituting $username with your UMIACS username)
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   /nfshomes/$username
   /nfshomes/$username


Please note that since [[NFS]] is insecure the scope is limited to which machines can mount this file system. If you need additional access you can mount this file system using [[CIFS]] from many operating systems (including Windows) by accessing it as (substituting $username with your UMIACS username)
Please note that since [[NFS]] is insecure there is a limited scope of machines that can mount this file system.
 
If you need additional access you can mount this file system using [[CIFS]] from many operating systems (including Windows) by accessing it as (substituting $username with your UMIACS username)


   \\data.isilon.umiacs.umd.edu\nfshomes\$username
   \\data.isilon.umiacs.umd.edu\nfshomes\$username


[[CIFS]] access is limited to machines in the domain so please use the [[VPN]] if you need access from outside UMIACS networks (including the wireless).
[[CIFS]] access is limited to machines in the domain.  Please use the [[VPN]] if you need access from outside UMIACS networks (including the wireless).
 
This file system has regular backups with our [[TSM]] service and has [[Snapshots]] for easy user restores.

Revision as of 20:23, 11 July 2022

/nfshomes

Automounted NFS file system that houses users' Nexus home directories. This file system has regular backups with our TSM service and has Snapshots for easy user restores.

Found on supported UNIX and MacOSX systems as (substituting $username with your UMIACS username)

 /nfshomes/$username

Please note that since NFS is insecure there is a limited scope of machines that can mount this file system.

If you need additional access you can mount this file system using CIFS from many operating systems (including Windows) by accessing it as (substituting $username with your UMIACS username)

 \\data.isilon.umiacs.umd.edu\nfshomes\$username

CIFS access is limited to machines in the domain. Please use the VPN if you need access from outside UMIACS networks (including the wireless).