[HLUG] Mount FTP site

[Mark Broadbent]

Hi Morven

On Jan 28, 2009 11:40pm, Morven Lewis-Everley
<m.lewis.everley at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Anyone on here had any luck Mounting an FTP site as a hard drive?

The way I typically do it is through nautilus in GNOME.  Simply open
any file window and do the following steps:

1. On the menu go File ->Connect To Server...
2. Enter the correct FTP type and the login details
3. This will create a new "drive" in the Computer window of nautilus
(Menu Places->Computer)
4. A new window will open and you'll be able to access the FTP like a
local folder.

Also, any program that use gnome virtual file system (like gedit, gimp
etc) you'll be able to navigate that FTP server through Open/Save File
dialog boxes in those programs.

> I have got it working using curlftpfs, but it only mounts as root. I cannot
> access files as a non root user.

Given that it's based on fuse, what happens if you run the command as
your normal user.  This might have the desired affect.

Thanks
Mark