Mount remote file system using sshfs and without root permission

Question

I use the administrative machine as a regular user and would like to connect some remote file system via sshfs. The machine does not have sshfs installed. Is there a way to install it as a regular user and mount the remote file system?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

If you have access to the folder on the remote computer, this should be possible as follows:

sshfs [e-mail] :/foldertomount/ ~/mountpoint 

The ssh user must have permissions on the "foldertomount", while your local user must have permission on the "mount point".

Answer 2

You can run sshfs from anywhere. As long as you have proper permissions to use fuses and access to ssh, it should work. Obviously, you need to mount it in your home directory or in another place that you usually have access to.