Mounting the network home folder

How can I access my network home directory from my Macintosh?

Your home directory is available via a filesharing protocol called SMB. To mount it as a volume onto your desktop, do either of the following:

(a) Using the graphical interface: Activate the Finder and select Go -> Connect to Server…. In the dialog that appears, enter the string smb://flsrv._smb._tcp.cpfs.mpg.de/, and press OK. After supplying a valid username/password combination you will be presented with a list of network volumes available among which you can find your home directory inside one of the two volumes labeled with homes0 or homes1. Select the appropriate an press OK once again to mount the volume onto your desktop.

(b) From the command line: Type the command (all on one line)

mkdir /tmp/homes0 ; mount_smb -i smb://flsrv._smb._tcp.cpfs.mpg.de/ /tmp/homes0

and supply your username/password combination if necessary.

Please note that depending on whether the first character of your username belongs to the lower or upper half of the latin alphabet, your home directory will be located in homes0 or homes1.