PERMISSIONS in your students account -
Even though your files have been copied to the UIUC web server, no one can view them until you tell the server who can view each file. This is called ‘setting permissions’ and needs to be done for each new file you add to your account for that file to be viewable to the public. Here’s what you do:
1. Log in to your student account. You can do this through Telnet (although SSH is more secure) by going to Start > Run and typing in telnet students.uiuc.edu.
You'll need to use your NetID and the same password you use for email.
2. Type cd to make sure you’re
at the Unix prompt for the home directory, then type webperm and
hit Enter.
3. You should get the message: “Setting permissions in public_html directory." Your permissions have now been set.
Remember, you'll need to use the "webperm" command to set permissions any time you add a new file to your web space.
A Troubleshooting Note:
A few people have reported to me that the first time they tried to update permissions they got an error. To get past this error, enter the following after the Unix prompt:
chmod 711 public_html
This should fix the problem and the above (webperm) directions should work for you hereafter. If not, please let me know.