Computing & Information Services
Additional Ways to Access AFS
The two most common ways to access AFS are with a web browser or with the native client in Windows or Mac. See below for additional methods including SFTP and SSH.
How to access AFS with an SFTP program
The specific steps vary depending on the SFTP application you use, but here are the general settings:
Hostname: oberon.reed.edu
Username: Your Kerberos username (the same as used for email)
Password: Your Kerberos password (the same as used for email)
After logging in, you wil automatically be placed in your Home folder on AFS (ie, /afs/reed.edu/user/u/s/username)
To connect specifically to a particular volume in AFS, like the Couses folder or Griffin Exchange, you can specifiy the initial folder or directory:
- Courses: /afs/reed.edu/courses
- Griffin Exchange: /afs/reed.edu/griffin
- Departments: /afs/reed.edu/departments
Detailed instructions for Mac and Windows
For detailed instructions on using SFTP, please visit our Fetch page for Mac users and WinSCP page for Windows users.
How to access AFS via SSH
- Open Terminal, or another command line interface.
- Issue the following command: ssh username@oberon.reed.edu
- When asked for your password, enter your Kerberos password (the same password used for Reed email).
- After logging in, you wil automatically be placed in your Home folder on AFS (ie, /afs/reed.edu/user/u/s/username)
To connect specifically to a particular volume in AFS, like the Couses folder or Griffin Exchange, you can specifiy the full directory path:
- Courses: /afs/reed.edu/courses
- Griffin Exchange: /afs/reed.edu/griffin
- Departments: /afs/reed.edu/departments