Introduction
When creating your people.tamu.edu website you will need to access your Unix Drive (commonly referred to as the U: Drive). This drive will contain your public_html folder which has the index.html file you will use to for your website and classes. You can only access this drive through Open Access Lab or Virtual Open Access Lab computers. Your U: drive will not exist until you have enabled your People Web Space.
Enable your web page
- Go to https://oalinfo.tamu.edu/.
- Click on Account Services. Log in with your NetID and password if prompted. NOTE: If using your NetID and NetID password isn't working, try using "NetID@auth.tamu.edu" or "auth.tamu.edu/NetID"
- If your People Web Space is enabled, there will be a date and time of when it was enabled, a status message, and a People Web Path. You can continue to map your U: drive.
- If your People Web Space is not enabled, you will have a message saying "Disabled." Continue to the next step to enable your People Web Space.
- Click Set up my web page from the menu on the left.
- Click Enable. You should see a message stating "Enable Web Success at" followed by the date and time you clicked Enable.
- If you are logged into an Open Access Lab computer or a Virtual Open Access Lab computer, you will need to log off and log back on. When you log back on, your U: drive should be mapped under This PC automatically. In some cases, it may take up to 24 hours before the U: drive automatically maps. If you need immediate access to your U: drive, follow the instructions to manually map your U: drive.
Manually Map your U: Drive
- Go to https://oalinfo.tamu.edu/ while logged into an Open Access Lab computer or a Virtual Open Access Lab computer.
- Click on Account Services.
- Verify that your People Web Page is enabled. If it is, there will be a URL for your web page and a time stamp of when your web page was enabled. If your web page is not enabled, it will display a Disabled message. You will need to enable your People Web Space before you can map your U: drive.
- Copy the full file path listed next to People Web Path. It will start with \\storage.continuum.tamu.edu\web\ and be followed by an identifier.
- Open File Explorer and right-click on This PC in the left sidebar.
- Select Map network drive... from the menu.
- Select U: for the Drive letter in the Map Network Drive window.
- Paste the full file path into the field labeled Folder. Be sure to include the full path, including \\storage.continuum.tamu.edu\ and the complete identifier at the end.
- Leave Reconnect at sign-in is selected.
- Click Finish. Your U: drive should be listed in the left sidebar as Unix Drive (U:).
Your U: drive will contain you public_html folder. It will contain a default index.html file that you will likely want to replace. Any files you want to be part of your web page will need to be placed in this folder.