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Posted: 10: 37 AM, Monday, Feb 10, 2003
Last Updated: 8:00 AM, Thursday, September 10, 2009

These documents get you started with setting up your Acad account for web pages. Also included are UNIX links that you will find useful in learning UNIX and creating web pages. You will need an Acad account to setup personal web pages at GW. GW departments and student organizations may have accounts on GW's WWW web server or Vignette.


No Acad (UNIX) Account? Visit the Account Center and select “Acad” under the “Web Space Accounts” section.

No WWW or Vignette Account? Please complete the ISS Web Service Request Form for more information about gaining access to these systems.
Web Pages UNIX
- Setting Up Acad Account for Web Pages
- Listing Acad Web Pages on GW's Site
- Password Protecting Acad Web Pages
- SSH/SFTP settings for uploading files to WWW server
- Vignette Frequently Asked Questions
- UNIX Quick Guide
- Pico - Text editor
- FTP - Command line file transfer
- Tar - Archiving Files and Directories
- GZip - File Compression

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