How to map to the UCMBOBCAT User Share

Introduction

This document will show you how to connect to your personal UCMBOBCAT folder. This folder gives students 250MB to store files in.

Windows 2000/XP/Vista

  1. Either on your desktop or in the Start Menu, right-click on the My Computer icon and select "Map Network Drive" from the menu.
  2. In the "Drive:" box choose an available drive letter. "U:" is the usual letter chosen.
  3. In the "Folder:" field enter \\ucmbobcat\[UCM NetID]
  4. Select "Reconnect at logon."
  5. Select the link that says "different user name".
  6. In the "User name:" box enter in your email address.
  7. In the "Pasword:" box enter in your password.
  8. Click OK
  9. Click Finish

If you click on My Computer your U drive should now point to this folder.

Mac OSX

  1. In finder go to Go->Connect to Server.
  2. In the "Server Address:" box enter smb:\\ucmbobcat\[UCM NetID]
  3. Click "Connect"
  4. In the "Name:" box enter your UCM NetID.
  5. In the "Password:" box enter your password.
  6. If you would like your computer to always remember your password check the "Remember this password in my keychain" box.
  7. Click "Connect"

You will not see the drive in your finder window. You can begin to store files there.

Linux

Connecting to the Share

# smbclient //ucmbobcat/eflores -U eflores -W UCMERCED
added interface ip=169.236.10.238 bcast=169.236.10.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
Password:
Domain=[ucmerced] OS=[Windows NT 4.0] Server=[NT LAN Manager 4.0]
smb: \> dir

. D 0 Tue Nov 16 16:37:13 2004
.. D 0 Tue Nov 16 16:37:13 2004
~snapshot DH 0 Tue Nov 16 16:38:00 2004
documents D 0 Wed Nov 10 14:32:13 2004

Using smbmount Command to Mount and Unmount

[root@atari root]# mkdir /mnt/ucmbobcat
[root@atari root]# mount -t smbfs -o username=eflores,workgroup=UCMERCED //ucmbobcat/ehf /mnt/ucmbobcat
Password:
[root@atari root]# cd /mnt/ucmbobcat
[root@atari ucmbobcat]# ls -rlt
total 5640

drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 Nov 10 14:32 documents
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 Nov 16 18:08 ~snapshot

[root@atari ucmbobcat]# exit
[ehf@atari ehf]$ cd /mnt/ucmbobcat
[ehf@atari ucmbobcat]$ ls -rlt
total 5640

drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 Nov 10 14:32 documents
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 Nov 16 18:08 ~snapshot

Unmounting UCMBOBCAT Share

[ehf@atari ucmbobcat]$ cd /tmp
[ehf@atari tmp]$ su -
Password:
[root@atari root]# cd /tmp
[root@atari tmp]# umount /mnt/ucmbobcat


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If you have any questions, problems, or comments, please contact the IT Help Desk via email at helpdesk@ucmerced.edu, via phone at 209.228.HELP (4357), or visit them in the Classroom and Office Building room 132A.