Connecting to the Student File Server from Linux
Connecting using Konqueror
Keep in mind that WebDAV is still a very new technology, so older Linux systems may simply not be able to use it. For the purposes of these instructions, we are using the following:
- Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5
- Window Manager: KDE 3.5
- Client software: KDE's Konqueror browser
Assuming you have the components above, follow these steps to connect to the UWB WebDAV server:
1. Open up a new Konqueror window. On Fedora's KDE, Konqueror can be found by clicking on the red hat, then go to Internet, then "More Internet Applications" and finally Konqueror.
2. Now click on Location and select "Open Location":
3. From here, type in the URL for the desired directory.
If you want your home directory on the student server, the URL is webdavs://webfiles.uwb.edu/students/home/your_uwnetid
If you want a class folder, then the URL is webdavs://webfiles.uwb.edu/classes. A directory containing available class folders will open.
4. From here, you need to login:
5. Login in as yourUWNetID@netid.washington.edu, then fill in the appropriate password and click OK.
6. If successful, you will now be able to browse files and folders like so.
8. To copy files into a folder, just drag them from your Desktop to the appropriate place and select either "Copy Here" or "Move Here".
Connecting using command line via Cadaver
Linux is capable of using WebDAV even from a machine that has no graphical interface whatsoever. The most popular application for doing WebDAV via command-line is an application called cadaver. Most Linux distributions will provide a package for installing cadaver, including RedHat, Debian and SuSE. If your Linux distribution does not provide cadaver, you can also install it by downloading the source and compiling. Regardless of which installation method you use, keep in mind that cadaver depends on software called neon, so make sure you install that as well.
Connecting to your UWB account
Assuming that cadaver has been installed, follow these steps to connect to your UWB account as well as the class folders:
1. If you are connecting to a class folder, run this command at the shell prompt:
cadaver https://webfiles.uwb.edu/Classes
2. If you are connecting to your home directory, run this command instead:
cadaver https://webfiles.uwb.edu/students/home/your_uwnetid
3. You may be prompted about accepting SSL cert that was issued by Thawte. If so, go ahead and accept the cert by typing 'y' and hitting return.
4. Next it will ask you for a login name and password. Use your UWNetID@netid.washington.edu for the login name, and your UWNetID password.
5. If you logged in successfully, you should see a prompt like 'dav:/students/home/your_NetID' as seen in the image below.
6. Cadaver works very much like any command-line FTP program. Like FTP clients, the commands that are most useful to getting the job done are cd, ls, get, put and quit.
Connecting Using Nautilus (in Gnome)
This documentation was drafted in Gnome 2.18.3 (and Nautilus 2.18.3; Nautilus is Gnome's file manager) on a Debian sid system (4.1.2-15, kernel 2.6.23.1). It should apply to any OS or distribution running a newer version of Gnome/Nautilus.
1. Click on Places, and then select Connect to Server.... Alternately, you can invoke a new Nautilus window from the command line with nautilus, or open Computer from the desktop, and go to File - Connect to Server....
2. Change Service Type to Secure WebDAV (HTTPS).
3. Enter webfiles.uwb.edu for the Server.
4. Enter /students for the Folder.
5. Enter YOUR_UWNETID@netid.washington.edu as the User Name. YOUR_UWNETID being the account you use to log into computers, email, and most other UW resources.
6. "Name to use for connection" is the mount name created on the desktop.
7. Enter your password.
8. The window should open and you should have access to Classes, your Home folder, and the Temporary shared folder. If you would like to access a certain resource more quickly, simply add the path to the Folder field (e.g. /students/Home/YOUR_UWNETID ).
Another option, very similar to the Konqueror instructions, is to go to File --> Open Location (CTRL+L on the keyboard), type in davs://webfiles.uwb.edu/students, and enter your username and password.