[K12OSN] public_html on the Desktop -- automagically

[Peter Scheie]

It's not quite clear to me what you're asking for, but Apache has the UserDir 
directive which allows each user to have a public_html directory in $HOME.  Then 
you could put an icon on each user's desktop that launches firefox along with a 
URL in which the $USER variable is passed, making the URL something like 
http://webserver/peter/public_html/.  UserDir is not enabled by default, you 
have to explicitly turn it on in httpd.conf.

Peter

Stephen Crampton wrote:
> Could someone out there tell me the easiest way to accomplish the following?
> 
> Currently I have a web server that is part of a LTSP network.  It does 
> not serve the world, but allows students on the network to see each 
> others' webpages.  I have two LTSP servers that are sharing the load of 
> the clients.
> 
> When students log in to the LTSP network, I would like there to be an 
> icon on their desktop for a public_html folder.  If they click on it, 
> they should go to /var/www/html/students/loginname on the web server.  
> So, the web server should share the students' directories in such a way 
> that each student can connect to his or her subdirectory.  Of course, 
> students should be able to mount the web server's share regardless of 
> which LTSP server they happen to be using at the time.
> 
> The web-server's directory could be mounted either when a student logs 
> on or when a student clicks on the Desktop icon.  Any opinions on the 
> better approach?
> 
> Because web pages are generally considered public, it's O.K. if students 
> are allowed to browse around in /var/www/html/students and its 
> subdirectories so long as (1) they cannot browse around in other files 
> or subfolders of /var/www/html and (2) they cannot write, modify, or 
> delete files in any other student's directory.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your advice.
> 
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