ONID - Access ONID Home Folder via Cyberduck on Mac

Question

  • How do I connect to my ONID home directory using Cyberduck?

Environment

  • Oregon State University
  • ONID
  • Mac
  • Cyberduck

Explanation

Cyberduck is a good program to transfer files. Cyberduck is available at http://cyberduck.ch/

Resolution

  1. Start Cyberduck
  2. Click on Open Connection
  3. Choose "SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)" from the Protocol: drop-down list
  4. Server: should be set to "shell.onid.oregonstate.edu"
    • Set the server name to a different OSU server if needed
  5. Username: should be your ONID username
  6. Password: should be your ONID password
  7. Click the Connect button
  8. Provide additional (DUO) login credentials
    1. Either press 1 to send a DUO push or enter in DUO passcode to continue
  9. If you get a pop-up window saying "Unknown host key for shell.onid.oregonstate.edu", click the Always button
  10. You will see a listing of files and directories from your ONID home directory. To transfer a file or directory, simply drag-and-drop the item to or from your Mac.

To close your connection, click the Disconnect button.

For Information about connecting to College of Engineering servers, see: https://it.engineering.oregonstate.edu/accessing-engineering-file-space

Assistance

For assistance, contact the Service Desk.

 

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