PH Homepages

Setting up a homepage in the PH database is easy, and makes locating users at UMBC fast and easy. The benefit of setting a homepage is that, instead of looking at different machines for a users homepage, the requestor simply has to use http://umbc.edu/~username, and they will automatically be re-directed to the appropriate location.

Under the Help Getting Started Section section we have basic information on creating a home page and what must be done at UMBC for your page to be made available.

To edit your database entry, you must first have a valid kerberos ticket. This can be ensured by typing the command kinit. The sequence will look like this:

umbc7[1]% kinit
UMBC (umbc7.umbc.edu)
Kerberos Initialization
Kerberos name: username
Password: 
umbc7[2]%

Now that you have a ticket, type ph to enter the database program. You will be able to edit your homepage field here. To edit this field, type edit homepage. The sequence will look like this:

umbc7[2]% ph
@(#)$Id: ph.c,v 6.17 1994/03/12 04:31:21 paul Exp $
200:Database ready.
200:username:Hi how are you?

ph> edit homepage

At this point, you will be placed in an editor. You will enter the URL to your homepage, and save the file. Example URLs are listed below.

On Umbc7: http://www.research.umbc.edu/~username/
On Umbc8: http://www.gl.umbc.edu/~username/
On CS: http://www.cs.umbc.edu/~username/
On Engr: http://www.engr.umbc.edu/~username/

The homepage you specified is now available from the generic umbc.edu URL.

PH Homepages

Problems/Questions please mail pauld@umbc.edu