Instructions for setting up your Linux account to publish Web Pages

You must first obtain a Linux account.

You will first need to use a Secure Shell (ssh) program to log into your Linux account and change the assigned password.  In the Computer Center, Ssh is found under ‘Internet Applications’ in the PROGRAMS menu.  When the ssh screen comes up click the Quick Connect button, then type alamo.nmsu.edu in the space provided for Host Name.  Enter your user name, which is your first initial followed by the first seven letters of your last name in the space for User Name.  At the password prompt, enter the password which was assigned and emailed to you.

Once logged into alamo.nmsu.edu you will see the prompt username@alamo:~> at which point you should change the password assigned to you to a password that you will make up. Your new password must be between 6 and 8 characters long, begin with a lowercase letter and contain at least one capital letter, number, or other non-lowercase or non-alphabetic character such as #, &, _, etc.

At the username@alamo:~> prompt, type passwd followed by the Enter key. This is the change password command. Upon entering the command, you'll see a prompt to enter your old (the one assigned to you) password. As you type, you will see nothing echoed to the screen; the system is seeing what you type, although you can't. After entering your old password and pressing Enter, you'll then see a prompt to enter a new password. Once again, it is not echoed to the screen. You'll enter your new password twice for verification, then you are done.

To log off, type exit followed by Enter.

A public_ html directory has been created for you.  The public_ html directory is where your web pages must be stored to be accessible via the address http://alamo.nmsu.edu/~username/ where username is the name that you use to log into the system.

Publishing Your Web Page:

Using ssh for file transfer:

Note: Download and setup instructions at: http://alamo.nmsu.edu/computer/references/install_ssh.html