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Because the old server, kennel.rice.edu, died, a new server now handles hosting legacy, organization web pages. To access the new server, organization.rice.edu, a few changes may be necessary to your current setup. 

First, the changes which the new server caused are detailed here. They include:

• SSH access to organization.rice.edu from Rice networks only (or use Rice VPN)
• Default Shell on organization.rice.edu is bash
• no FTP access. SFTP access only.
• No samba/CIFS access supported.
• No X11 supported.
• Pine is replaced with ALPINE.

The Nomenclature

The new server is called organization.rice.edu, but "ftp.ruf.rice.edu" and "organization.rice.edu" point to the same server, the new one. However, the way paths are dictated for organization.rice.edu is different from kennel.rice.edu, so old pathways will likely not work. Correcting the path name to your remote directory is necessary to get access to organization.rice.edu.

For FileZilla, Dreamweaver and a Linux Shell, no remote directory need be named, because FileZilla they will go to the home directory of the account automatically .

Setting Up FileZilla for the First Time

• Create a new profile: Click File > Site Manager. 

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• Under the General tab, make sure the following settings are correct: Host is "organization.rice.edu" *; Port is 22; Protocol is "SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol" * and that the Logon Type is "Ask for Password" *. Where the fields prompt you for your account information, fill it in.

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• Under the advanced tab, leave the Remote Directory field blank.

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• Click connect, and you will be prompted to give your password.

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• If you successfully connected, your screen will look something like this.

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• To disconnect, click the disconnect button on the toolbar, and your screen will look something like this.

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Setting Up Dreamweaver for the First Time

• I also need an account to do this.

Using a Linux Shell and SSH/SFTP

If you are familiar with using CLE@R, then using a Linux Shell and SSH/SFTP will feel very familiar. To manipulate files, SSH into organization.rice.edu with the command

ssh username@organization.rice.edu

To upload and download files from organization.rice.edu, use the following SFTP command

sftp username@organization.rice.edu
put local_file_to_server.txt
get remote_file_from_server.txt

• Entering this command will show a confirmation for the server's fingerprint. Type "yes" * to continue.

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at login.

For access to an organizational web page, you will need to first have

• a ruf unix account for your personal NetID. Log a ticket to request one if you do no already have one. (see mynetid.rice.edu )
• your NetID added to the Group for the organization account, on organization.rice.edu Again, log a ticket with that request )

For access to an organizational web page; but logging in with your personal NetID, you will need to specify the new path to the organizational account.  The root level directory is /ruf . When a user logins to their netid they will be in their account directory at  /rufhome/NetID . 

To access an org. type account (typically on partition org-a) you would need to use the path:  /home/org-a/accountname/   Use this full path in your Filezilla or Dreamweaver setup too if you are logging in with your personal  NetID account but working on the organizational account.  

Instructions on how to set up Filezilla, Dreamweaver, and how to use a Linux Shell are listed below

• Filezilla
• Dreamweaver
• Linux Shell