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Access to Posix File Systems is normally done on Linux systems via the\u00a0Automounter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The path to the storage is either
\n\/storage\/shared\/research\/<name>
\nor
\n\/storage\/shared\/research\/<dept>\/<name><\/p>\n

Access to the replacement for glusterfs volumes can be either<\/p>\n

\/storage\/shared\/glusterfs\/<volume><\/p>\n

Access to Windows Shares can be done using the File Manager (Caja\/Nautilus) to connect to the server stor-nex-pool1.rdg.ac.uk as a windows share.<\/p>\n

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