connect.curtin

#!/bin/bash
# This script automates connection to the curtin computing lab specified
# Works best if you have uploaded an ssh key
# Define some variables - note plain text passwords represent a security risk, use at you own disretion
user='usually your student #'
passwd='yourpassword'
lab='lab218-a01.cs.curtin.edu.au'
# Connect to the curtin vpn using openconnect
sudo echo "$passwd"|sudo openconnect -u "$user" --passwd-on-stdin  -b https://sslvpn.curtin.edu.au/
# Gets ths pid of the process openconnect is running on
ocpid=$(echo $!)
# This line connects to the lab computer via ssh, you will be prompted for a password 
# if you have not uploaded a shh-key via ssh-copy-id
#connect to lab via ssh 
#ssh $user@$lab;
# uses sshfs to mount remote filesystem as local directory
sshfs -o follow_symlinks "$user"@"$lab":/home/"$user"/ ~/Curtin/
# You can remove the echos if you want to run the commands in the script.
# only useful to do if your using ssh rather than mounting file system.
echo sudo killall -9 openconnect will close all instances of openconnect.
echo sudo kill $ocpid should kill only this instance.