access to the visual design web account

Timen Olthof


  1. download the putty terminal client: the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty.exe
  2. start putty and enter as one of the vu servers in the hostname field: "galjas.few.vu.nl" or "keg.few.vu.nl"
  3. login with your VU-net ID username and password

  • you are now in your homedirectory. Create a symbolic link to the design account using the following command: 
            ln -s /home/design11xx design11xx
        
		(substitute xx with your group number)
  • this symbolic link now behaves as a folder in your homedirectory.

  • create a www folder in your group account folder to make your account accessible from the web: 
            cd design11xx
        mkdir www
        chmod 755 www
  • you can now view the contents of your ma09xx/www folder from a browser by navigating to www.few.vu.nl/~design11xx
  • you can add files to your ma group website using an ftp client (for example FileZilla, filezilla.sourceforge.net), using the same server name you used in step 2 and using your VU-net ID as username/password.

  • if you get the error "you do not have permission to view this page" when viewing your group account with a browser, you need to set the permissions of your files correctly (so they are accessible from the web) using the following command: 
            chmod -R 755 /home/design11xx/www

    If you have any other question, contact the student-assistant.