sshfs is a FUSE filesystem for Linux which allows directories on remote machines accessible via SSH to be mounted locally.
Questions tagged [sshfs]
146 questions
0
votes
0 answers
ssh and sshfs connection through nginx reverse proxy problems
I have a small annoying problem with ssh and sshfs connection to a server that is behind an nginx reverse proxy.
I use sshfs remotely to mount some folders from the server and ssh to connect to it and both get disconnected when idle. I solved the…
lucian
- 131
- 1
- 7
0
votes
1 answer
Restrict user's access to only one directory
ServerA needs to have a directory of ServerB mounted in a location, with write permissions.
I've been using SSHFS for this. I find SSHFS being very stable (100% reliable), while NFS was not so stable, besides being really hard to configure, and by…
Nuno
- 553
- 2
- 8
- 26
0
votes
1 answer
SSHFS mount that freezes system on network disconnect
i am using SSHFS to mount a volume. But whenever anything causes a network disconnect or interruption my whole system will freeze up. Apps will be slow and unresponsive, and it is impossible for me to force eject the volume or shutdown. I have to…
PixelPaul
- 343
- 2
- 12
0
votes
0 answers
Remote access to `/dev/input` fails with permission error
I need to open a USB game controller device (joystick) remotely. This device is physically connected to server and is available for local user with permissions:
crw-rw-r--+ 1 root input 13, 0 ** /dev/input/js0
Using sshfs on client side, I mounted…
zlg
- 1
- 1
0
votes
1 answer
SSHFS mount from fstab fails to authenticate
I created SSH key and transferred it to my target device using ssh-copy-id and now I can ssh targetUsername@targetHost -p 8798 without providing RSA key nor password for targetUsername@targetHost however when I try to mount SSHFS share in fstab…
Etua
- 15
- 4
0
votes
1 answer
sshfs - howto view load and find bottlenecks
I got 2 dirs mounted by sshfs from remove server. And suspect those make my app so slowly (app generate many i/o operations in this).
I can use fdisk/iostat/iotop for diagnostic HDDs bottlenecks, but sshfs mounts not shows in this tools. Where can i…
Anton K.
- 11
- 3
0
votes
1 answer
How to remount a lost sshfs in a docker container
I have a mounted volume in my docker container filesystem which is itself a mounted sshfs on my host. The thing is when (for a reason or another), my sshfs mount is lost, I also loose my volume in docker. If I reconnect my sshfs, docker can't still…
FTG
- 3
- 6
0
votes
1 answer
How to automount home directory from remote machine?
I have two computers connected in network and I would like them to share my home directory. I thought of mounting on one of them home directory from another computer.
I may happen that one of those computers is off, so it should remount home…
klew
- 723
- 2
- 11
- 16
-1
votes
1 answer
GUI Package Management on Remote Server
Usually I manage the packages on remote debian servers via SSH using aptitude or apt-get in CLI mode. Aptitude also does have an ugly interactive mode. However, on desktop systems I love the comfort and overall view of GUI tools like Synaptic.
Is it…
Pinke Helga
- 141
- 2
- 8
-2
votes
1 answer
IMAP archive on NAS storage forces a Error: Input/output error for maildir_lock
My server is running out of hard disk space. The main reason is a huge amount of archived IMAP mails. Therefore my idea was to put all archived mails on my NAS and mount that folder on my server.
Here is my setup:
NAS -…
Dennis
- 128
- 1
- 7
-2
votes
1 answer
cloud file storage (SSHFS usable?)
I am using Linode and plan on having multiple VPS behind a Load Balancer to run my application.
The problem i have is with storage, in the next year i see at least 2TB of storage required.
I have been researching and found that i need Network File…
