Minor doco - markdown doesn't like angle brackets. Also give instructions for mounting

one's own directory rather than the cloud root.
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Thomas Willingham 2014-02-07 00:24:39 +00:00
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@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ and select "yes" at the prompt.
Now you need to add any user you want to be able to mount dav to the davfs2 group Now you need to add any user you want to be able to mount dav to the davfs2 group
`usermod -aG davfs2 <DesktopUser>` `usermod -aG davfs2 {{DesktopUser}}`
Edit /etc/fstab Edit /etc/fstab
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to include your cloud directory by adding to include your cloud directory by adding
`example.com/cloud/ /mount/point davfs user,noauto,uid=<DesktopUser>,file_mode=600,dir_mode=700 0 1` `example.com/cloud/{{Username}} /mount/point davfs user,noauto,uid={{DesktopUser}},file_mode=600,dir_mode=700 0 1`
Where example.com is the URL of your hub, /mount/point is the location you want to mount the cloud, and <DesktopUser> is the user you log in to one your computer. Note that if you are mounting as a normal user (not root) the mount point must be in your home directory. Where {{Username}} is your username at your Red hub, example.com is the URL of your hub, /mount/point is the location you want to mount the cloud, and {{DesktopUser}} is the user you log in to one your computer. Note that if you are mounting as a normal user (not root) the mount point must be in your home directory.
For example, if I wanted to mount my cloud to a directory called 'cloud' in my home directory, and my username was bob, my fstab would be For example, if I wanted to mount my cloud to a directory called 'cloud' in my home directory, and my username was bob, my fstab would be
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and add your cloud login credentials and add your cloud login credentials
`example.com/cloud <username> <password>` `example.com/cloud {{username}} {{password}}`
Where <username> and <password> are the username and password for your hub. Where {{username}} and {{password}} are the username and password for your hub.
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Finally, mount the drive. Finally, mount the drive.
`mount example.com/cloud` `mount example.com/cloud/{{username}}`
You can now find your cloud at /home/bob/cloud and use it as though it were part of your local filesystem - even if the applications you are using have no dav support themselves. You can now find your cloud at /home/bob/cloud and use it as though it were part of your local filesystem - even if the applications you are using have no dav support themselves.