Requirements:

• Mason Cluster Account
• Access to Telnet
• Internet connection

Assistance:

• Questions regarding account access (e.g., password problems), please email support@gmu.edu or call 703-993-8870
• Questions regarding web page development, faculty and staff should ask an IRC staff member (703-993-3141) and students should contact STAR for assistance.

Definitions:

The words Directory and Folder mean the same thing and will be used interchangeably below. It is a way of managing and storing files. You will see the word folder when using Windows Explorer and you will see Dir for directory when working on the server.

Steps:

The following process will set the permissions and create a folder so that your Mason account can be seen as a Web site. If you already have your account set up, please wait patently.

Step 1 - Telnet to your mason account

• Click on Start/Run
• Type telnet and hit enter
• Click connect/remote system
• Enter the host name of mason.gmu.edu
• Ensure the port = telnet and term type = vt100
• Click connect
• Login using your mason user name and password

Step 2 - Setup your website directory and set the permissions

• Set User Directory Permissions (to set your "userid" directory to be accessable from the web)
  • At the prompt, type: chmod 711 .
    Don't forget the space and dot after the 711!!
• Set up your Website Directory (this is your website directory)
• At the prompt, type: mkdir public_html
• Set Website Directory Permissions (this sets the permissions so the web server can access this directory)
  • At the prompt, type: chmod o+x public_html
• View your directory permissions
  • At the prompt, type: ls -l