Accessing Your RRA Data

This page describes how a user can access their data on the RRA environment

Starting VPN (off-campus users only)

IMPORTANT: When connecting from OFF-CAMPUS, you must have the USF VPN running already before attempting to connect via Windows Network Drive. See more on how to set up the VPN here: https://vpn.usf.edu

SFTP/SCP

Several popular SCP clients are listed below. You should consult their respective documentation for usage information. You’ll need to remember the following:

• Hostname: rra.rc.usf.edu
• Port (if asked): 22
• Protocol (if asked): SFTP
• Username: Your USF NetID
• Password: Your USF NetID Password

 

Popular clients:

• WinSCP (Windows): http://winscp.net/
• Cyberduck (Mac OSX): https://cyberduck.io/?l=en
• The native file managers on Linux support SFTP/SCP by default

Pros:

• Highly Secure, Encrypted Communications
• Usable from off-campus
• Supports viewing and modifying Linux file permissions

Cons:

• Some learning curve
• Requires log in before each use

Command Line Tools

You can, of course, interact with your data from the command line via SSH. Popular SSH clients are listed below.

• PuTTY: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

Pros

• Highly Secure, Encrypted Communications
• Usable from off-campus
• Supports viewing and modifying Linux file permissions
• The full power of a Linux command-line at your finger tips

Cons

• For new users, the learning curve is great
• Requires log in before each use
• Its very easy to hurt yourself if you don’t know what you’re doing.