I have an AFS course directory with ITCS. How do I use this directory to post course information on the web?
ITCS course directories are located in AFS at:
/afs/umich.edu/class/coursename/
where coursename is the abbreviated name and number of your course. Once your course directory is created, there are a few steps you will need to take in order to begin posting information on the web. First, you will need to create a Public/html/ web folder inside your course directory, e.g.:
/afs/umich.edu/class/coursename/Public/html/
To do this, use SSH to connect to login.itd.umich.edu, and type the following two commands at the prompt (make sure the P is upper-case):
mkdir ~coursename/Public
mkdir ~coursename/Public/html
Next, create a file called index.html in the above folder, e.g.:
/afs/umich.edu/class/coursename/Public/html/index.html
You will use this file as your course home page to publish your information, or link to other resources stored in your course web folder. Finally, to activate web the page, you will need to manually set the permissions on your course directory to be "world readable," using the built-in system:anyuser AFS group. Type the following three commands at the prompt:
fs sa ~coursename system:anyuser l
fs sa ~coursename/Public system:anyuser rl
fs sa ~coursename/Public/html system:anyuser rl
When you are done, your course web page will automatically be published to the following URL:
http://www.umich.edu/~coursename
For more information on setting up ITCS AFS course space for the web, please see the ITCS web page at:
