Creating the Web Directory

Creating the Web Directory	Rutgers University Computing Services
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The first step in publishing your Web page is to create the directory where you will store your Web pages. One limitation of Netscape Composer is that it cannot create a directory. Here is how we will create that Directory on your RCI or Eden account.
You will need to use a telnet or SSH program to access your account. Telnet comes with Windows and can be used through the Start button's Run command (e.g., type telnet rci.rutgers.edu or telnet eden.rutgers.edu and click the OK button). SSH is a more secure version of telnet and is what we recommend. If you want to download and install it, visit http://www.nbcs.rutgers.edu/ssh and select the program for your desktop. After installing it, connect to rci.rutgers.edu or eden.rutgers.edu, as appropriate. At the following prompts, type your information.
Login: username
Password: your_password
Issue the following UNIX commands while in your home directory.
ls -ld public_html/
Do you already have this directory? If so, skip the next step.
mkdir public_html
chmod 755 public_html
Check the protection of your public_html subdirectory with the following command:
ls -ld public_html
The protection should read drwxr-xr-x
That is all we will do using telnet/SSH. Type "logout" to leave your account, and then close the program.
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Last update: 10/2/02