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Using SSH for File Upload
 

1. If you want SSH for your home computer, download it from one of these sites:
    
   
   www.ohlone.edu/org/webcenter/sshtutorial/winssh_downinstall.html
    
   www.cdm.depaul.edu/academics/Pages/LabsAndResources/LabsandResources.aspx

   
    
   Download the file SSHSecureShellClient-3.2.9.exe.
    
2. Related information can be obtained from DePaul's Information Services Website at this link:
   http://www.itd.depaul.edu/website/documentation/usingssh-qg.pdf
   The faculty computer condor.depaul.edu, referred to on this link, is similar to the computer students.depaul.edu that hosts the students accounts. Both computers run the Unix operating system.
    
   
3. Invoke the Secure File Transfer Client by selecting Start, SSH Secure Shell, and Secure File Transfer Client.
    
4. On the left side, select the file to upload on the PC:
   1. Select the disc drive from the drop down menu.
   2. Browse for the file to upload.
       
5. Connect to the remote Unix machine:
   1. Click on Quick Connect.
   2. In the Connect to Remote Host dialog, fill in the host name students.depaul.edu and your user name.
   3. Click on the Connect button.
   4. Enter yes or no as you wish to the Host Identification Dialog.
   5. Enter your password in the Enter Password dialog.
   6. Close the Add Profile window.
       
6. Verify that the public_html folder is present.  If not:
   1. Create it with the New Folder toolbar button.
   2. Right click on the folder and select Properties. 
   3. Set the permissions to
      Owner: Read, Write, Execute; Group: Read, Execute; Other: Read, Execute.
       
7. Browse to the destination folder (public_html for Ex2).
    
8. Drag the file to upload from the left side (PC) to the right side (Remote Host).
    
9. Verify that the permissions are set correctly:
   1. Right click on the folder and select Properties. 
   2. Set the permissions to
      Owner: Read, Write; Group: Read; Other: Read.