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Mapping network drive via SSH for Windows

SSHFS Windows

Requirements:

https://github.com/billziss-gh/winfsp/releases/latest

https://github.com/billziss-gh/sshfs-win/releases/latest

Basic Usage

Once you have installed WinFsp and SSHFS-Win you can map a network drive to a directory on an SSH host using Windows Explorer.

Mapping your home directory via Windows Explorer

In Windows Explorer select This PC > Map Network Drive and enter the desired drive letter and SSHFS path using the following UNC syntax:

\\sshfs\REMUSER@indigo.eecs.yorku.ca For example \\sshfs\paulg@indigo.eecs.yorku.ca

The first time you map a particular SSHFS path you will be prompted for the SSHFS username and password. You may choose to save these credentials with the Windows Credential Manager in which case you will not be prompted again.

In order to unmap the drive, right-click on the drive icon in Windows Explorer and select Disconnect.

More Examples

C:\Users\Administrator>net use w: \\sshfs\REMUSER@indigo.eecs.yorku.ca\www
The password is invalid for \\sshfs\REMUSER@indigo.eecs.yorku.ca\www.

Enter the user name for 'sshfs': REMUSER
Enter the password for sshfs:
The command completed successfully. 
C:\Users\Administrator>net use w: \\sshfs.r\REMUSER@indigo.eecs.yorku.ca\eecs\dept\share
The password is invalid for \\sshfs.r\REMUSER@indigo.eecs.yorku.ca\eecs\dept\share.

Enter the user name for 'sshfs.r': REMUSER
Enter the password for sshfs.r:
The command completed successfully. 

Resolving permission issues when files/folders created using sshfs

When a user uses sshfs and creates a file/folder on the server the default permission will be:

-rwx------ 1 namtran tech 0 Dec 18 10:37 test1.txt

This is okay for home directory but for shared files/foldres you want group to also have access, so you need to modify the registry to change the umask:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\WinFsp\Services\sshfs.r]
CommandLine value:
svc %1 %2 %U -o create_dir_umask=007 -o create_file_umask=117

Now when you create a file/folder, the permissions will be:

-rw-rw----  1 namtran tech     0 Dec 18 10:36 test2.txt