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diff --git a/doc/tips/using_box.com_as_a_special_remote.mdwn b/doc/tips/using_box.com_as_a_special_remote.mdwn index f9e2fbba5..917c7a93b 100644 --- a/doc/tips/using_box.com_as_a_special_remote.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/using_box.com_as_a_special_remote.mdwn @@ -13,21 +13,30 @@ With a little setup, git-annex can use Box as a * Allow users to mount davfs filesystems, by ensuring that `/sbin/mount.davfs` is setuid root. On Debian, just `sudo dpkg-reconfigure davfs2` * Add yourself to the davfs2 group. - sudo adduser $(whoami) davfs2 + + sudo adduser $(whoami) davfs2 + * Edit `/etc/fstab`, and add a line to mount Box using davfs. - sudo mkdir -p /media/box.com - echo "https://www.box.com/dav/ /media/box.com davfs noauto,user 0 0" | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab + + sudo mkdir -p /media/box.com + echo "https://www.box.com/dav/ /media/box.com davfs noauto,user 0 0" | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab + * Create `~/.davfs2/davfs2.conf` with some important settings: - mkdir ~/.davfs2/ - echo use_locks 0 >> ~/.davfs2/davfs2.conf - echo cache_size 1 >> ~/.davfs2/davfs2.conf - echo delay_upload 0 >> ~/.davfs2/davfs2.conf + + mkdir ~/.davfs2/ + echo use_locks 0 >> ~/.davfs2/davfs2.conf + echo cache_size 1 >> ~/.davfs2/davfs2.conf + echo delay_upload 0 >> ~/.davfs2/davfs2.conf + * Create `~/.davfs2/secrets`. This file contains your Box.com login and password. Your login is probably the email address you signed up with. - echo "/media/box.com joey@kitenet.net mypassword" > ~/.davfs2/secrets - chmod 600 ~/.davfs2/secrets + + echo "/media/box.com joey@kitenet.net mypassword" > ~/.davfs2/secrets + chmod 600 ~/.davfs2/secrets + * Now you should be able to mount Box, as a non-root user: - mount /media/box.com + + mount /media/box.com ## git-annex setup |