ICT hosted locations:

• Campus file server:
  • Cabinet.usask.ca:/work$/abc123 (where abc123 is your NSID).
    • Accessible via PAWS as well as mapped to user’s home directory in some labs and common areas (Examples include A&S and Engineering labs, and the main library).
    • Students are provided with 2GB of file space
• Campus personal website hosting server:
  • Homepages.usask.ca:/abc123
    • Accessible via drive mapping or web browser (http://hompage.usask.ca/~abc123)

Computer Science hosted locations:

• Student home directories:
  • csfiles.usask.ca:/abc123 (Linux and Windows)
  • csfiles.usask.ca:/machome (Mac OS X)
  • Students are provided with total of 3.0GB of file space available via Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
• Note: Resist copying files between csfiles:/abc123 and csfiles:/machome as such actions will result in file duplication and reduction of available file space twice as fast.  Instead use the instructions below to access each location from each OS platform as needed.

How to access file locations from Computer Science lab computers:

CS computers running Linux (Lab or tuxworld.usask.ca):

• User’s standard folders (Desktop, Downloads, etc.) are mapped to CS file servers.
  • Location: /student/abc123/ (csfiles.usask.ca:/abc123)
• To access the Mac OS X home directory via Dolphin (file browser):
  • Enter the path /student/machome/abc123 into the address bar
    • If not visible, click Home under places then click beside “> Home”
    • To access your CS home directories via Terminal:
      • Linux/Windows home: > cd /student/abc123 (or just cd)
      • Mac OS X home: > cd /student/machome/abc123
      • To access ICT provided file storage via Dolphin:
        • Enter smb://cabinet.usask.ca/work$/abc123 into the address bar, or
        • Enter smb://homepage.usask.ca/abc123 for personal web page file location
        • Enter NSID and password when prompted.

CS Computers running Mac OS X (lab):

• User’s standard folders (Desktop, Documents, etc.) are mapped to CS file servers.
  • Location: /student/machome/abc123/ (csfiles.usask.ca:/machome)
  • To access the Linux/Windows CS home directory via Finder:
    • Open Finder and select Go -> Computer or enter ↑⌘K (shift-command-K).
    • Select the hard drive labeled “LION”, then Student, then abc123.
    • To access your CS home directories via Terminal:
      • Linux/Windows home: > cd /student/abc123
      • Mac OS X home: > cd /student/machome/abc123
      • To access ICT provided storage via Finder:
        • Open a Finder window and select Go -> Connect to Server… or enter ⌘-K.
        • Enter smb://cabinet.usask.ca/work$/abc123, or
        • Enter smb://homepage.usask.ca/abc123 for personal website file location
        • Enter NSID and password when prompted.

CS Computers running Windows 7 (Lab or skynet.cs.usask.ca):

• User’s standard folders (Desktop, Documents, etc.) are mapped to CS file servers.
  • Location: abc123/ (csfiles.usask.ca:/abc123)
  • Drive mappings:
    • H: maps to csfiles.usask.ca/abc123/ (CS Linux/Windows file storage)
    • M: maps to csfiles.usask.ca/machome (CS Mac OS X file storage)
    • V: maps to cabinet.usask.ca/work$/abc123/ (ICT file storage)
    • W: maps to homepage/abc123 (ICT personal web page)

 ATTENTION RETURNING STUDENTS (2012-2013)

THE LOCATION OF YOUR FILES ACCESSIBLE VIA MAC OS X HAS CHANGED

Previous to September 2012 your home directory on Mac OS X computers was located here:

• csfiles.usask.ca:/student/abc123/winhome/, otherwise seen as
• winhome.usask.ca/winhome/

Computer Science Mac OS X computers are now configured to look for your home directory and standard folders (Desktop, Documents, etc.) in a new location:

• csfiles.usask.ca:/student/machome/abc123/

This new location is separate from your Linux and Windows home directory, which remains located at:

• csfiles.usask.ca:/student/abc123/

Your files that reside in the old location (/student/abc123/winhome) have not been automatically moved to the new location (/student/machome/abc123).  It has been left up to you to move (or not) any files or folders as you wish from the old to new location. Note: Do not copy the files as this will give you duplicate files and likely run you over quota!

You can use any of the methods listed on the “How to access file locations from Computer Science lab computers” poster to connect to both locations on your choice of OS platform and move your files.  Alternatively you can also leave the files in the old location and simply access them using one of the methods listed on the fore mentioned poster.

Example: CS Computers running Mac OS X (lab):

• User’s standard folders (Desktop, Documents, etc.) are mapped to CS file servers.
  • Location: /student/machome/abc123/
  • To access the current (new) Mac OS X home directory via Finder:
    • Open Finder and select Go -> Computer, or enter ↑⌘K (shift-command-K).
    • Select the hard drive labeled “LION”, then Student→machome→abc123.
    • To access the previous (old) Mac OS X home directory via Finder:
      • Open a new Finder window and select Go -> Computer, or enter ↑⌘K (shift-command-K).
      • Select the hard drive labeled “LION”, then Student→abc123→winhome.

With the above two Finder windows open you can move your files from the old location to the new location by simply dragging and dropping selected files and/or folders.