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== Using WebDav from a Web Browser ==
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== Using WebDAV from a Web Browser ==
   
 
To access the starting page enter the following URL in your web browser
 
To access the starting page enter the following URL in your web browser
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<pre>
https://os-webdab.lsdf.kit.edu/
 
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https://os-webdab.lsdf.kit.edu/
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</pre>
 
Project directories are accessible at the usual location:
 
Project directories are accessible at the usual location:
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<pre>
https://os-webdab.lsdf.kit.edu/kit/<OE>/projects/
 
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https://os-webdab.lsdf.kit.edu/kit/<OE>/projects/<PROJECTNAME>
where '''<OE>''' is the name of OE. Your home directory is accessible with the following URL:
 
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https://os-webdab.lsdf.kit.edu/kit/inst/<OE>/<USERNAME>/
 
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where <code><OE></code> is the name of your organizational unit, e.g. scc, and
where '''<USERNAME>''' is you username.
 
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<code><PROJECTNAME></code> ist the name of the project.
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Your home directory is accessible at the following URL:
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<pre>
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https://os-webdab.lsdf.kit.edu/kit/inst/<OE>/<USERNAME>/
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</pre>
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where <code><USERNAME></code> is you KIT username.
   
   
   
== Using WebDav on Linux ==
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== Using WebDAV on Linux ==
   
   
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=== Mounting a WebDAV Share ===
   
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davfs2 is a file system driver that allows mounting a WebDAV server as a local file system, like a disk drive. This way, applications can access resources on a WebDAV server without knowing anything about HTTP or WebDAV. davfs2 does extensive caching to make the file system responsive, to avoid unnecessary network traffic and to prevent data loss, and to cope for slow or unreliable connections.
   
=== Mount WebDAV share as root (davfs2) ===
 
   
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==== Installation ====
davfs2 is designed to fully integrate into the filesystem semantics of Unix-like systems (mount, umount, etc.).
 
   
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On CentOS or RedHat like systems install the package davfs2 which is available in the epel repository:
davfs2 does extensive caching to make the file system responsive, to avoid unnecessary network traffic and to prevent data loss, and to cope for slow or unreliable connections.
 
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$ yum install -y epel-release
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$ yum install davfs2
   
'''Installation:'''
 
<pre>
 
>yum install -y epel-release
 
>yum install davfs2
 
</pre>
 
   
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==== Mounting a Share (as root) ====
<pre>
 
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>mkdir /mnt/webdav
 
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To mount an LSDF WebDAV share issue the following command as root:
>mount.davfs https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/ /mnt/webdav >/dev/null 2>&1
 
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Please enter the username to authenticate with server
 
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$ mkdir /mnt/webdav
https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/ or hit enter for none.
 
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mount.davfs https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/ /mnt/webdav >/dev/null 2>&1
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Please enter the username to authenticate with server
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https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/ or hit enter for none.
 
Username: xy1234
 
Username: xy1234
Please enter the password to authenticate user fg9068 with server
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Please enter the password to authenticate user fg9068 with server
https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/ or hit enter for none.
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https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/ or hit enter for none.
 
Password:
 
Password:
   
 
or
 
or
   
>mount.davfs -o username=xy1234,uid=xxx,gid=yyy,rw https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/inst/projects /mnt/webdav
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$ mount.davfs -o username=xy1234,uid=xxx,gid=yyy,rw https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/inst/projects /mnt/webdav
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...
 
</pre>
 
   
'''WebDav mount check:'''
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'''WebDAV mount check:'''
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
 
>df | grep webdav
 
>df | grep webdav
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</pre>
 
</pre>
   
'''WebDav umount:'''
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'''WebDAV umount:'''
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
 
>umount.davfs /mnt/webdav
 
>umount.davfs /mnt/webdav
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You can mount the above-mentioned WebDAV share using '''sudo''' utility.
 
You can mount the above-mentioned WebDAV share using '''sudo''' utility.
   
=== WebDav client cadaver ===
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=== WebDAV client cadaver ===
   
 
'''cadaver''' is a command-line WebDAV client, with support for file upload, download, on-screen display, in-place editing, namespace operations (move/copy), collection creation and deletion, property manipulation, and resource locking.
 
'''cadaver''' is a command-line WebDAV client, with support for file upload, download, on-screen display, in-place editing, namespace operations (move/copy), collection creation and deletion, property manipulation, and resource locking.
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== Using WebDav on Windows ==
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== Using WebDAV on Windows ==
   
 
=== Add network address ===
 
=== Add network address ===
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Computer => Add network address => Continue => https://os-webdab.lsdf.kit.edu/kit/inst/projects
 
Computer => Add network address => Continue => https://os-webdab.lsdf.kit.edu/kit/inst/projects
   
=== Network drive over WebDav ===
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=== Network drive over WebDAV ===
   
 
'''Examples:'''
 
'''Examples:'''

Revision as of 15:58, 8 August 2019

WebDAV or Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning is an extension of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) allowing to access files over the internet. WebDAV access to the LSDF Online Storage is provided via a cluster of servers reachable at the address https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu.



Using WebDAV from a Web Browser

To access the starting page enter the following URL in your web browser

https://os-webdab.lsdf.kit.edu/

Project directories are accessible at the usual location:

https://os-webdab.lsdf.kit.edu/kit/<OE>/projects/<PROJECTNAME>

where <OE> is the name of your organizational unit, e.g. scc, and <PROJECTNAME> ist the name of the project. Your home directory is accessible at the following URL:

https://os-webdab.lsdf.kit.edu/kit/inst/<OE>/<USERNAME>/

where <USERNAME> is you KIT username.


Using WebDAV on Linux

Mounting a WebDAV Share

davfs2 is a file system driver that allows mounting a WebDAV server as a local file system, like a disk drive. This way, applications can access resources on a WebDAV server without knowing anything about HTTP or WebDAV. davfs2 does extensive caching to make the file system responsive, to avoid unnecessary network traffic and to prevent data loss, and to cope for slow or unreliable connections.


Installation

On CentOS or RedHat like systems install the package davfs2 which is available in the epel repository:

$ yum install -y epel-release
$ yum install davfs2


Mounting a Share (as root)

To mount an LSDF WebDAV share issue the following command as root:

$ mkdir /mnt/webdav
mount.davfs https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/ /mnt/webdav >/dev/null 2>&1
Please enter the username to authenticate with server
https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/ or hit enter for none.
 Username: xy1234
Please enter the password to authenticate user fg9068 with server
https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/ or hit enter for none.
 Password:  

or

$ mount.davfs -o username=xy1234,uid=xxx,gid=yyy,rw https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/inst/projects /mnt/webdav


WebDAV mount check:

>df | grep webdav
https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/   26666664  13333332   13333332  50% /mnt/webdav

Mount WebDAV share using fstab

>cat /etc/fstab | grep webdav
https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/kit/inst/projects /mnt/webdav davfs rw,noauto,user,uid=xy1234 0 0

>mkdir /mnt/webdav 

>cat /etc/davfs2/secrets | grep os-webdav
https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/kit/inst/projects    xy1234     ***

>mount /mnt/webdav >/dev/null 2>&1

WebDAV umount:

>umount.davfs /mnt/webdav

Mount WebDAV share as user

davfs2 makes mounting by unprivileged users as easy and secure as possible.

User must be a member of the davfs2 group:

>usermod -a -G davfs2 xy1234
>grep davfs2 /etc/group

Example:

>cat /etc/fstab | grep webdav
https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/kit/inst/projects /mnt/webdav davfs rw,noauto,user,uid=xy1234 0 0

>chmod 600 /lsdf/kit/inst/xy1234/.davfs2/secrets

>cat /lsdf/kit/inst/xy1234/.davfs2/secrets | grep os-webdav
https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/kit/inst/projects  xy1234   ***

>mount /mnt/webdav >/dev/null 2>&1

>umount /mnt/webdav
umount: /mnt/webdav: umount failed: Operation not permitted

You can mount the above-mentioned WebDAV share using sudo utility.

WebDAV client cadaver

cadaver is a command-line WebDAV client, with support for file upload, download, on-screen display, in-place editing, namespace operations (move/copy), collection creation and deletion, property manipulation, and resource locking.

Installation:

yum install cadaver

Example:

cadaver https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/kit/inst/xy1234
dav:/kit/inst/xy1234/> help
Available commands: 
Available commands: 
 ls         cd         pwd        put        get        mget       mput       
 edit       less       mkcol      cat        delete     rmcol      copy       
 move       lock       unlock     discover   steal      showlocks  version    
 checkin    checkout   uncheckout history    label      propnames  chexec     
 propget    propdel    propset    search     set        open       close      
 echo       quit       unset      lcd        lls        lpwd       logout     
 help       describe   about      
Aliases: rm=delete, mkdir=mkcol, mv=move, cp=copy, more=less, quit=exit=bye

Connection via File Manager

  • Nautilus (Gnome)
  • Kubuntu (Dolphin/Konqueror) (KDE)
  • Xubuntu (Thunar) (Xfce)
  • Lubuntu (PCManFM)

Using WebDAV on Windows

Add network address

Example: Computer => Add network address => Continue => https://os-webdab.lsdf.kit.edu/kit/inst/projects

Network drive over WebDAV

Examples:

>net use * https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/kit/inst/projects /user:xy1234
Laufwerk W: ist jetzt mit https://os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu/ verbunden.
Der Befehl wurde erfolgreich ausgeführt.

or

>net use * \\os-webdav.lsdf.kit.edu@SSL\ /user:xy1234
...