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Tutorials on Updating Student Organization Web Sites

You have three Options on how to update your organization's Web site:

  • Option 1: Use the Secure File Transfer Program

    • For Windows

    • For Mac OS X / Linux / UNIX:

      1. On the command line, run sftp YourUserID@sftp.clubs.psu.edu where YourUserID and the password it prompts from you are your Penn State Access Account userid and password.

      2. After login, type cd /clubs/CampusCode/ClubFolder where CampusCode is the 2-letter code for your campus and ClubFolder is the name of your organization's Web folder.

      3. You may now use FTP-like commands such as ls, get, put, cd, lls, lcd etc. to respectively list files on the server, get (download) a file from the server, put (upload) a file to the server, change to another directory/folder on the server, list files in your current directory/folder on your local computer and change the working directory/folder on your local computer.

  • Option 2: Use the PASS Gateway to Map Your Space On Your Computer

    • win.pass.psu.edu - Windows PASS Gateway

      Important: win.pass.psu.edu requires the "ISPtoPSU" VPN connection when connecting from a non-Penn State Internet connection (commercial dialup, cable modem, DSL, etc) - Read about how to download and use the VPN client.

      • Windows Users Using win.pass.psu.edu:

        In Windows Explorer, select "Tools" --> "Map Network Drive" and type in for "Folder": \\win.pass.psu.edu\clubs\CampusCode\ClubFolder

        Where CampusCode is the 2-letter code for your campus and ClubFolder is the name of your organization's Web folder. Login with your Penn State Access Account username and password.

        For example, the organization "USG" at University Park may use: \\win.pass.psu.edu\clubs\up\usg

        Alternatively, you may also connect the longer way: \\win.pass.psu.edu\pass\services\www\clubs\wwwroot\CampusCode\ClubFolder

      • Mac OS X Users Using win.pass.psu.edu:

        In Finder, select "Go" --> "Connect to Server" and type in: smb://win.pass.psu.edu/clubs/CampusCode/ClubFolder

        Where CampusCode is the 2-letter code for your campus and ClubFolder is the name of your organization's Web folder. Login with your Penn State Access Account username and password. You may leave "Workgroup/Domain" blank.

      • UNIX/Linux users may use Samba (smbclient / smbmount) to connect to win.pass.psu.edu, but may prefer the NFS PASS Gateway.

    • nfs.pass.psu.edu - NFS PASS Gateway

      • Microsoft Windows does not come with a native NFS client. Windows users are encouraged to use win.pass.psu.edu described above over nfs.pass.psu.edu.

      • Mac OS X Users Using nfs.pass.psu.edu:

        1. Before connecting, login to https://nfs.pass.psu.edu/ to add an NFS Authentication Mapping. Type "id" in a Console window to find what your computer is using for your local account's "UID" (it is a number), needed for the NFS Authentication Mapping. Use your Penn State Access Account for the userid and password.

        2. In Finder, select "Go" --> "Connect to Server" and type in: nfs://nfs.pass.psu.edu/clubs/CampusCode/ClubFolder

          Where CampusCode is the 2-letter code for your campus and ClubFolder is the name of your organization's Web folder.

          Alternatively, you may connect the full path: nfs://nfs.pass.psu.edu/pass/services/www/clubs/wwwroot/CampusCode/ClubFolder

      • Linux/UNIX Users Using nfs.pass.psu.edu:

        1. Start NFS client services. In Redhat-based distributions of Linux (Suse, Caldera, Mandriva, Turbo, Fedora, etc), run:

          /sbin/service portmap start

          and

          /sbin/service nfslock start

          with root privileges.

        2. Make a mount point for clubs, such as "/mnt/clubs", with the mkdir command (you will need permission to create this folder):

          mkdir /mnt/clubs

        3. Run (as root):

          mount nfs.pass.psu.edu:/clubs /mnt/clubs

        4. After mounting (you may also do this step before mounting), login to https://nfs.pass.psu.edu/ to add an NFS Authentication Mapping. Type "id" on the command line to find what your computer is using for your local account's "UID" (it is a number), needed for the NFS Authentication Mapping. Use your Penn State Access Account for the userid and password.

        5. Your organization's folder will be in /mnt/clubs/CampusCode/ClubFolder, where CampusCode is the 2-letter code for your campus and ClubFolder is the name of your organization's Web folder.

          Alternatively, one may mount nfs.pass.psu.edu:/.../dce.psu.edu/fs or nfs.pass.psu.edu:/: at a local directory such as /mnt/pass and thus find their organization's site at /mnt/pass/services/www/clubs/wwwroot/CampusCode/ClubFolder.

  • Option 3: Use the PASS Explorer via a Web Browser (and the Penn State Portal)

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For assistance please write to clubs@psu.edu or see our Help Sources.

Last revised: Friday, August 25, 2006.