> >using samba to map the network drive to the user, each kid could have
> >his/her own directory with his htmlk files there, & they would
> be accessible
> >from the main web page with just a link pointing them to the right place.
SAMBA by default will give each student a home directory that is a share to
the students home directory on the linux box. Apache also allows the users
to have web pages that are stored in a special folder in the users home
directory. Consequently, unless you want to change the folder names or
locations the web services should work with little modification with the
students placing their files in SAMBA shares. One thing to be aware of is
that the default folder for web sites on redhat I believe is a dot file so
SAMBA will hide it if windows is setup to hide system and hidden files. You
may want to change this to a non-dot file to simply things a little.
> Sssh is great however I belive TerraTerm isn't free. use putty
> instead for now (it's free) it only does ssh 1 though atm.
...
I have never used putty so I can not comment on it, but Teraterm and TTSSH,
its ssh extensions, are free and work well for accessing linux boxes. I use
it quite frequently, I will note that it lack putty's SCP facility. Maybe a
combination of both programs would be best?
Although, I would recommend SSH over telnet for security reasons it will
work with passwords or RSA keys (Yes, SSH2 does use DSA keys, but I know of
one free client that supports it). This adds a little more to the setup and
configuration of each account if the students want to use RSA
authentication. I would recommend teaching them to put their keys on the
samba server in folders only they can access or on floppies (and if on
floppies only with passphrases). Also, You could install both telnet and SSH
to discuss the issues in telnet that SSH addresses. If this system is to be
made available via the internet I would greatly incourage you to restrict
telnet access to the internal LAN.
Working in education I can tell you that students can be a challenge to work
with, but one of the biggest problems I see with the school system is that
student's abilities are often underestimated. In otherwords, don't be afraid
to teach the students how the system works and to use them as a resource.
You could have problems with students trying to break into the system or you
can teach them and let them help you find more ways to make it secure.
HTH,
Chad
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