Create files in HTML format within that directory, using names such as file.html (See for example w3schools.com for tutorials on HTML.)

You will find some additional documentation on using the web servers on www2.macs.hw.ac.uk

     AuthUserFile /home/imcc/.htpasswd
     #AuthGroupFile /home/imcc/.htgroup -- optional entry
     AuthBasicProvider file
     AuthType Basic
     AuthName "Access to this directory is restricted."
     Require user imcc
     

Use the command htpasswd to set a passwd for those allowed to get access to the web pages within the directory, like this:
/usr/bin/htpasswd -bc .htpasswd login_name passwd_you_wish_to_use

Points to remember :-

When specifying the AuthUserFile use the full path for the file, not `~`.

Make sure all html and .ht* files have permissions 644.

IMPORTANT: Note that this only protects your pages from remote users accessing the files via the web. It does not protect them from local users who can access them via the file system.

The URL to run such scripts is https://www2.macs.hw.ac.uk/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/abc1/filename, where filename could be file.pl, file,py, file.cgi.

An example perl script, should look like :-

     #!/usr/bin/perl --

     use warnings;
     use CGI;
     print CGI::header();

     print"Hello World\n\n";
     

An example python script, should look like :-

     #!/usr/bin/python3
     print("Content-Type: text/html")
     print("")
     print("""\
     
     
     Hello World!
     
     
     """)
     

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You to have setup on your remote machine either the HW VPN or sshgw, to be able to use the rdesk software we have provided.

First method is via an sshgw.
Refer to Remote Access SSH Gateway

Second method is via the HW VPN.
Refer to HW VPN

Both of these methods rely on you having a Smart Device to receive the Multi Function Authentication (MFA) codes on.

You'll need to download the rdesk software, onto your home device.
The rdesk.bat will need to be edited to reflect your work desktop machine name and your MACS Linux login. If you don't know these, ask a MACS Systems person, i.a.mccrone@hw.ac.uk.
The rdesk.bat file should look like :- plink -l 3387:win10admin??:3389 abc1@ssh.macs.hw.ac.uk
Once you have edited the rdesk.bat file, run this file to authenticate to the MACS System. Find and Run `Remote Desktop Connection`, on your Home Computer (laptop), in the Computer: box, input
localhost:3387

Click on Show Options bottom left, for User name: input :-
MAXP\your_macs_username
click on Experience (menu bar in this box), Performance, choose :- High-speed broadband (2Mbps - 10Mbps) untick all options in this section.

When logging into your desktop using the Heriot Watt VPN connection, the Computer: box, input
win10admin??.macs.hw.ac.uk, where '??' is the number of your machine, ask a MACS Systems person, if you don't know your machine name.
Click on Show Options bottom left, for User name: input :-
MAXP\your_macs_username go to Local Resources (menu bar in this box), Remote Audio, settings, Remote audio playback, untick Do not play, Remote audio recording, untick Do not record.

Click Connect, this should now connect to your desktop machine login screen.

Mathematica is available to use on 2 linux servers, namely amaterasu, baldur. These machines are public machines and can be accessed by remote logging into the main X servers or ssh terminal session.

The command to use Mathematica is mathematica, when you run it for the first time, you'll be asked to activate it, go down to the bottom menu and click on Activate by another Method, choose the third option (Network), input into the box flex.eps.hw.ac.uk for the FlemLM server. This should now start your Mathematica session. You should only require to do the activation the once only.

Once installed, start the x2go client. To configure a new session, choose Session->New Session from the menu. Give the session a name (e.g. "jove mate"), put in the hostname (e.g. "jove.macs.hw.ac.uk") and your username. Choose the Session Type at the bottom (e.g. "MATE"). DO NOT choose Gnome, as Gnome 3 cannot be used with x2go. Other settings you may want to change are your connection speed under the Connection tab, and window size under the Settings tab. It's also advisable to turn off Sound support under the Media tab, as this can cause some applications to freeze in a session. Then click OK and start the new session, putting in your MACS Linux password at the prompt.

The first time you connect to a host you will be asked to confirm that you trust the new host key, answer Yes.

When you first run x2go on Windows you might see warnings from the Windows firewall, you can safely Cancel these as x2go does not need access through the firewall.

You may connect to the following hosts:

Note that x2go sessions can be resumed if you lose the connection for any reason, making it ideal for connections from devices on Eduroam or other WiFi services.

MacOS users will need Xquartz (Xquartz.dmg) X windowing installed, get it from Here

Tip: Make sure your Linux startup files (.profile, .bashrc, .cshrc) work properly and don't give errors.

From Windows download plink.exe from the PuTTY suite, and use the command
plink.exe -D 8080 user@ssh.macs.hw.ac.uk
where user is your MACS login name

Then in your browser set the `SOCKS Proxy` option to `localhost` on port 8080.

To access MySQL use the Linux command
mysql -u username -D username -h mysql-server-1 -p
where username is your HW/MACS username
or go to phpMyAdmin for a web front-end.

The first thing you should do is change your MySQL password.

If you are trying to clear space and are not sure if you should remove a file, best to leave it alone, or email help@macs.hw.ac.uk and ask.

Checking your disk usage this way assumes you do not own files anywhere else on the file system, and also that no other users own files under your home directory. du -sm . shows the disk usage under the current directory, whether owned by you or not; it does not show files owned by you located somewhere else on that file system.

To see how much space the system thinks you are using run quota whilst logged into a Linux workstation. This may be different from the result of du because of the reasons above.

If you need more disk space for work purposes you can submit a request by emailing help@macs.hw.ac.uk. People who make such requests must be able to show that their current file usage is all course related and explain their need for more.

On every Linux workstation there is a /scratch partition, and on every Windows workstation there is a D: drive. These range in size from a few GB to over 200GB and are freely writable by everybody with no quotas. They are, however, not backed up and not accessible from other machines. They are particularly useful for large or temporary files, for example data files being processed or written by a single application.

CentOS 7 is our stable distribution of choice.

Having said that, many key packages are kept up to date, ahead of what's available in stock CentOS. Examples include LibreOffice, Firefox, Google Chrome, Eclipse, TeX Live, Java & Netbeans IDE.

Contact the Help Desk with a clear description where the file was located in your home directory e.g.

        /home/iain/dir1/subdir1/file_1
 

In Windows a suitable freeware client is WinSCP which gives you a Windows Explorer like window which allows you to just drag and drop files back and forth between the local and remote computers.

In Linux there are several options. You can use rsync (see man rsync), or several file managers such as konqueror have the sftp protocol built in so you can access a URL of the form sftp://username@ssh.macs.hw.ac.uk to get at your files.

This gives the simple commands that the user is likely to need for keeping an svn repository current.

To add a printer, go to Control Panel->Devices and Printers->Add Printer the box will be empty, click on The Printer I wanted isn't listed, tick the second option in the next window, inputting http://cups-server-1:631/printers/cps1cm3 or the printer you wish to add, printers are listed at Why does Microsoft Outlook keep telling me it cannot find my folders?