home directories

When outside Physics you can access any of the files in your home directory using SFTP/SCP.

The SFTP protocol provides similar functionality to FTP but is secure as information is encrypted. SCP is a secure copy protocol and has a command line syntax similar to `copy` commands. The services are accessed via the Windows front end server (winssh1) e.g. from a command line prompt on Linux (or any other OS with command line clients)

General share information (1)

Each of the techniques below requires a server and share combination to be selected and, for the methods marked INTERNAL, your computer must either be located inside the physics network or connected over the physics VPN.

Note that all of these methods are useful as a way to copy and view files on the network shares but should not be relied upon for long running processes.

Remote Home Directories

The Linux Home directories provide a way to remotely and securely store files in your /home directory on Linux in a way that makes them instantly available on all other machines in physics. These are backed up nightly.

Remote home directories are the default for new Linux desktops as of 16 Oct 2015 and has been in particle, atmospheric and theoretical physics as of October 2014. Other machines will store files and settings on a local home directory that is not backed-up centrally.

The Physics file servers either run Windows, Linux or Apple operating systems for Home and Group areas. File servers can only be access via the SMB protocol. If you are not sure which file server your home area is on email itsupport@physics.ox.ac.uk