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How to Connect to TerpConnect Using WebDAV (davfs) on Linux

The following steps will guide you through the brief process of installing the WebDAV (davfs) client for Linux.

1. Download the free open-source software davfs2 according to your version of Linux
   • Example: ' Sudo apt-get install davfs2 '
     or ' yum install davfs2 '
   • or Download the latest versions rpm (currently 1.3)
   • More information on obtaining davfs2 is available at http://dav.sourceforge.net/
2. Create the directory to mount your terpconnect space in:
   • Example: sudo mkdir-p /home/yourusername/mnt/terpconnect
     Where yourusername is your Login ID for your Linux machine.
   • You can find your username using the command: whoami
3. Edit /etc/fstab and create the directory where you want to mount your webdav folder.
   • Example: ' sudo pico /etc/fstab '
   • then add all on one line:
     https://dav.terpconnect.umd.edu/homes/joanyuser/ /home/yourhomefolder/terpconnect davfs user,noauto 0 0
     Where yourhomefolder is the name of your home directory on your linux machine and joanyuser is your Directory ID
4. Mount the directory to gain access to your terpconnect account files.
   • Example: ' sudo mount /home/yourusername/mnt/terpconnect '