Mapping or Mounting TeamShare in Linux

Note: In order to access TeamShare from a non-UBC internet connection, you must be connected to the myVPN service first.

Note: What you see on your screen may differ from the illustrations, depending on your distributed version of Linux.

Important: Please use the CWL name that gives you access to the Faculty and Staff Self-Service Centre at www.hr.ubc.ca.

 

To map your Personal Home Drive, please follow these steps below:

1. In Ubuntu, open a Terminal session:
   • In Ubuntu Unity, click the Ubuntu logo and type terminal
     
     
   • In classic Ubuntu (Gnome), click on Applications > Accessories > Terminal
     
     
     
     
2. In the open Terminal session, enter the following commands (on separate lines, where
   • /mnt/foldername is where you wish to have TeamShare mounted
   • cwl is your CWL username
   • cwlpassword is your CWL Password
   • DEPT is the department ID
   mkdir /mnt/foldername 
   sudo mount  -t cifs  -o username=cwl,password=cwlpassword   //files.ubc.ca/team/DEPT   /mnt/foldername
   
   
   • you may need to install the cifs-util package on your system before mounting
3. If successful, all your shared files will be located in the /mnt/foldername on your local machine