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Polaris is a publicly available shell server hosted by OIT's Network Services. Polaris accounts are not generated automatically, and must be requested either by a professor for their class, or by an individual with a reasonable need to access the service. Pola...

Once you have accessed Polaris through SSH, you will be in a Linux Bash shell. This will not be a comprehensive guide, but instead will give a general overview of our most frequently asked questions. Linux File Permissions A good overview of Linux file permiss...

Both lin-web.clarkson.edu and people.clarkson.edu have their files hosted from Polaris. Editing the sites on Polaris is similar to Webspace. Lin-Web and People (shortened to just lin-web in this document) files all come from the same directory structure as Web...

There are several commands and scripts that have been added to Polaris to make life easier for those who manage it. Professors and Helpdesk staff will have access to several or all of the commands listed below. Class Creation Given a list of users and some det...

This is a question we see a lot, so this is a brief overview of the web hosting services Clarkson provides to Students, Faculty, Groups, and Projects. This is not a definitive list, but it covers the locations most likely to be used for website hosting. Option...