SMG IT Services (ITS)

What is SMGpublish?

SMGpublish is a Unix server available to SMG staff and faculty for publishing Web pages of an academic nature. With approval from the faculty sponsor, official SMG student organizations can also request space on the server.

Other Web publishing servers are available to SMG departments as well as to individual faculty, staff and students. To find out more, see the BU.edu page on this site.

 

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FAQ Topics

Users

Who can use SMGpublish?
Are there any exceptions? What about student groups?

Accounts

How do I create an account on SMGpublish?
How much disk space will I have?

Web Publishing

Who writes my Web pages?
Where do I put the files for my website?
How do I view my website once it's posted?

 

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FAQ Answers

Users

Who can use SMGpublish?
School of Management faculty and staff with a BU username and Kerberos password.

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Are there any exceptions? What about student groups?
Official SMG student groups may request space on SMGpublish; these queries will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

Qualifications: The student group must be academically oriented, must obtain faculty sponsor approval to request space on SMGpublish, and must email helpdesk@management.bu.edu to request space.

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Accounts

How do I create an account on SMGpublish?
Staff and faculty members of the School of Management, should:

1. Using a secure file transfer protocol (FTP) client open an SSH connection to smgpublish.bu.edu (see the BU software distribution page to download a free FTP client).
2. Enter 'new' as for login name and password (you might have to enter the password twice).
3. Complete the registration application - simply follow the instructions.

The administrators of SMGpublish will receive your request, and will respond with an e-mail.

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How much disk space will I have?
Users are given 2 MB of space for their web materials, and 50 MB of space in their home directories (files in the home directory are not visible from the web). Email helpdesk@management.bu.edu with your request for additional space if needed.

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Web Publishing

Who writes my web pages?
You do. ITS does not write the Web pages for users of SMGpublish.

For information about HTML training visit the Web Central pages.

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Where do I put the files for my web site?
When you log into SMGpublish using an FTP tool such as WinSCP, you will see a directory called 'public_html'. Put all your web site files into that directory.

You may also put folders within your directory. If J. Doe put a folder with a file in it into her directory, the URL for that file would be http://smgpublish.bu.edu/jdoe/folder/file.html

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How do I view my web site once it's posted?
Point your browser to http://smgpublish.bu.edu/username/, replacing 'username' with your own BU username.

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Didn't find the answer to your question?

You can contact the ITS Helpdesk by emailing helpdesk@management.bu.edu
or calling 617-353-9858.