Presented by Bill Geraci (bgcomphelp@mac.com, 708-988-1936)
(v1.1, 040313, 20:11)
Getting the new FTP software (SSH Secure Client)
Getting to your CUIP files
using SSH
Creating a Profile for your next login
Using SSH to manage your CUIP web files
Seeing the files / folders you want to copy to the server
Copying files / folders to the Server
Managing your files / folders on the server
We have just under an hour to cover two topics
Let's go!
(These instructions and screen shots assume SSH Secure File Transfer Client v3.5.n and Windows 2000. Your mileage may vary.)
1) Open the Programs menu go to the "SSH Secure Shell" item in that menu. Within that program group select the "Securer File Transfer Client" application program. The window that opens will look something like this:
Note that in this window, the left hand side is your local computer (by default it starts at the Desktop).
2) Click on the Quick Connect button. This will bring up a dialog box (example below) asking you for information about the server you want to connect to. Although this program will connect to any server that uses the FTP (File Transfer Protocol), for our use put in the following information in order to connect to your account on the CUIP server.
In case the image isn't clear, for Host Name put in
cuip.uchicago.edu
and for User Name put in your user name for the CUIP system (this is the typing at the left of the @ symbol in your CUIP e-mail address.
3) Click Connect.
Assuming your computer is on the Internet, you'll get a dialog box (below) confirming the connection. Click OK.
4) You'll next get a dialog box asking for the password. Put in your CUIP password and click OK.
(If this doesn't work, carefully check the info you entered into the Host information dialog box--it's easy to mistype! Also, be sure you've typed the password correctly and that the password you put in is the one for your CUIP account, not some other password.)
5) If this works well, your window will change and look something like this:
Notes
a) The window on the right now has information in it. This is your view into your "home directory" on the CUIP server.
b) Your home directory will not look like the one in this screen shot. This screen shot is my home directory, not yours.
c) The information at the bottom of the window describes what "host" you're logged into and what directory you see at the moment.
6) You do not want to be in your home directory. You want to be within your "www" directory since, on the CUIP server, that's the folder where you put your web page files. Double-click on the www directory icon in the window at the right. You should now see files that might look familiar. Remember this summer? ;-)
Here's how to use the connection you've now made with SSH Secure Shell.
The window below:
shows that you've established a connection with your account on the Host / Server. The left hand part of the window shows files and folders on your local PC and the right hand part of the window shows the folder(s) / file(s) on your area of the Host / Server you've connected to.
To move files and folders from and to the server, you need to see those files and folders on the left.
If they're not visible, manipulate the pop-down menu above the left hand pane of the window to get to the root level of the hard drive. The menu in the screen shot below will take you back to the root level of different drives on your PC.
If you're not already at the Desktop level, you may click on the "Up" button on the toolbar to move one folder up, hierarchically speaking. Click Up enough times and you'll be at the Desktop.
Notes:
a) On PCs running Windows NT, 2000 and XP, most of the files you want are probably in this path:
b) When using this program, you may see folders and files on your local machine and on the Server that you don't usually see. These are usually invisible and / or temporary files. If you aren't already sure about these files / folders, do not get into a cleaning mood and delete them! Manage files / folders you have created; leave system created files alone!
Once you can see the files / folders on the left that you want to copy to the server, use the mouse to select, drag and drop them to the part of the window on the right. SSH Secure File Transfer Client will copy these files / folders across the network to your part of the server.
It's that simple.
Notes:
a) Occasionally you may get a warning that some file / folder you try and copy already exists on the server. (This might happen when updating already existing web pages.) Read the warning and replace files if that's the right thing to do.
b) Recall that you will usually want to be in your "www" folder within your CUIP Server account. Web Browsers that visit your CUIP web pages can only see folders / files within this folder.
You may use the buttons on the small tool bar above each of the right and left panes of the window to manage files and folders. As example, if you want a new folder in the sever, go to your part of the server where you want this folder to be and click the button above that window for New Folder. It looks like this:
You may select files and / or folders on the Server and click the red X in order to delete them from the server:
If you delete files off of the Server they are instantly gone and can not be recovered! It's not like your local PC where you can get deleted files out of the Recycle Bin!
