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Because the old server, kennel.rice.edu, died, a new server now handles hosting 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
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 they will go to the home directory of the account automatically.

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

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ssh username@organization.rice.edu

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

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

Begin an SSH session

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

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Next enter your password. (Note: it will appear as if nothing is happening as you type your password, this is normal.)

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Once you are into the system, you will be at your home directory, where you can manipulate files and folders.

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To exit, type "exit" * and press enter.

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Using SFTP to Upload and Download Files/Folders

Open another terminal or Linux shell and change directories to your local directory.

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Use the SFTP command listed above to gain access to organization.rice.edu, then type in your password

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Now you can use the PUT and GET commands to upload and download files/folders to organization.rice.edu respectively. In this example, I uploaded a generic text file called "test_file" and I downloaded the current contents of my public_html folder to my local directory. To exit the session, once again, type "exit" *.

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Setting Up Dreamweaver for the First Time

First, after opening Dreamweaver, click Sites > New Site (in the toolbar).

Next, name the site and write the path for your local directory.

Click the Servers tab on the left, and enter the following information: Server Name: "organization.rice.edu" *; Connect Using: "SFTP" *; SFTP Address: "organization.rice.edu" *; port: 22; username: your username; password: your password; Root Directory: leave it blank, Dreamweaver will automatically go to the home directory of your account; Web URL; leave the default in the field. Next click save.