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Faculty, staff, and students can follow this guide to map to a Q-drive or R-drive folder on Linux using either the graphical or command-line option.

Graphical Option (Ubuntu Desktop)

1.  Open the Nautilus graphical file browser through the "Applications" menu, or from a terminal window, type

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1. “nautilus–browser,

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1. ” and then press Enter. 

2. Click the Go menu, and then click Enter Location…

3. In the "Path" field:

   1. For the Q: drive, type "smb://

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1. 1. grove.ad.uconn.edu/

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1. 1. efs" and press Enter

   2. For the R: drive, type “smb://grove.ad.uconn.edu/research” and press Enter

2. In the pop-up box, enter your NetID, Domain(grove.ad.uconn.edu)

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1. and NetID password. Then press Enter. 

Command Line Option

1. If logged on graphically, open a Terminal window (N -> CRTL and T together).

   1. If logged on remotely via SSH, you are already in a Terminal.

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1. To connect:

   1. For the Q: drive, type "smbclient -W grove.ad.uconn.edu -U 'NetID' //

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1. 1. grove.ad.uconn.edu/

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1. 1. efs/" and press Enter

   2. For the R: drive, type "smbclient -W grove.ad.uconn.edu -U 'NetID' //grove.ad.uconn.edu/research/" and press Enter

2. Enter your NetID

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1. password at the prompt

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1. and press Enter. 

2. At the smb: \>prompt, list the contents using "Is."

   • You should see your departmental directory listed. You can then change directories into your home directory.

3. For additional options on using smbclient, please issue the command: "man smbclient." 

4. To close the connection, simply type "exit," and then press Enter. 

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