After uploading files, they sometimes do not have world read permissions, which are necessary for the files to be available via the web. We have created executable files called 'fixclass' for class directories.

IMPORTANT: only the owner of the files is able to run fixclass on their files. If someone forgets to do this it can be annoying for the webmaster to contact the owner or to get DECS involved to change file ownership so that the problem can be fixed. DON'T FORGET TO RUN FIXCLASS if you send the files by sftp!

(1) Start an SSH session to scully.egr.msu.edu

(2) You will get a log-in unix prompt. After log-in, enter

for classes: cd /egr/sites/www.chems.msu.edu/htdocs/classes/<semester>/<course>

   for example: cd /egr/sites/www.chems.msu.edu/htdocs/classes/f04/321 for ChE321, Fall 04.

   Note: examples of <semester> are f04, s05, u05.

(3) Then enter

fixclass

This will fix the read permissions on all files in that directory and subdirectories. It will also change the group sharing so that others with group sharing can update the files.