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  1. Open your preferred web browser.

  2. Visit https://cloud.rdm.uq.edu.au/ and log in

  3. Click on your initials at the top right corner.

  4. Click on 'Settings'

    , then 'Security'.

  6. Scroll down until you find the "Devices & sessions" section.

  7. There’s a field to name your new app password. Type ‘rclone’ into this field so that you know what the password is for.

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  8. Click on the 'Create new app password' button. This will generate a new password.

  9. This new app password will be displayed just once. Highlight it, right-click and select 'Copy' or press 'Ctrl+C' (Windows) or 'Command+C' (Mac) to copy it. You'll need to paste this later. Remember that it's crucial to keep your password secure. Don't paste it anywhere that others may have access toin the rclone configuration later.

  10. Open Terminal:

    • Press 'Command' and 'Spacebar' on your keyboard simultaneously. This opens Spotlight.

    • Type 'Terminal' and press 'Enter'. This opens the Terminal app.

  11. Configure rclone:

    • In the Terminal, type rclone config and press 'Enter'.

    • When asked 'e/n/d/r/c/s/q>', type n and press 'Enter'.

    • Type a name for the new remote (like ‘rdm3' or 'uqrdm’) and press 'Enter'.

    • When asked for the 'Storage', type 40 (which corresponds to a specific storage type you need) and press 'Enter'.

    • When asked for the 'url', type <https://cloud.rdm.uq.edu.au/remote.php/dav/files/your-email/> (replace 'your-email' with your actual UQ email address) and press 'Enter'.

    • When asked for the 'vendor', type 1 (which corresponds to Nextcloud) and press 'Enter'.

    • When asked for the 'user', type your UQ email address and press 'Enter'.

    • When asked 'y/g/n>' for the 'pass', type y and press 'Enter'. You will then be prompted to enter the password. To paste the password you copied earlier, right-click in the Command Prompt or Terminal and select 'Paste' (or use 'Ctrl+V' for Windows or 'Command+V' for Mac) and then press 'Enter'.

    • Confirm your password by typing it again and pressing 'Enter'.

    • Skip the 'bearer_token' by simply pressing 'Enter'.

    • When asked 'Edit advanced config?', type n and press 'Enter'.

    • To confirm the configuration is okay, type y and press 'Enter'. Then type q and press 'Enter' to quit the config.

  12. Test the Configuration:

    • Type rclone lsd rdm3: in the Terminal and press 'Enter'. It should list the RDM records that you have access to.

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