SSH File System

To mount a remote share via SSH, you need sshfs.

sshfs is a filesystem client based on the SSH File Transfer Protocol. Nothing needs to be setup on the remote server. If you can SSH to the remote host, you're all set.

Note, that it's recommended to run it as user, not as root. For this to work the mountpoint must be owned by the user.

On the local client, install sshfs:

aptitude -y install sshfs

Make sure your user account has membership in the group fuse.

usermod -a -G fuse userid

Now you can mount a remote share.

sshfs remote.host:path /local/mount/point

To unmount the share,

fusermount -u /local/mount/point