In order to assist you with having a web presence, all faculty, staff and grad students are eligible to have an account in the Social Sciences domain. An account should already have been created for you, but if this is your first time using it and you do not know the password, please contact our helpdesk.

• Contacting the Communications Office (for all website related questions)
  • communications.socsci.uci.edu
  • Heather Ashbach: hashbach@uci.edu (949) 824-1577
  • Luis Fonseca: lfonseca@uci.edu (949) 824-6315

• Contacting our Helpdesk (for password and account assistance)
  • email: helpdesk@socsci.uci.edu
  • phone: (949) 824-1536
  • office location: Social Science Plaza B, room 1288, the first floor suite.

Your personal website URL is www.socsci.uci.edu/~USERNAME. You can also append ~USERNAME to your department website URL, if you prefer. For example, if you are in the Economics department, you could use either of these URLs to publish and share with others:

• http://www.socsci.uci.edu/~USERNAME
• http://www.economics.uci.edu/~USERNAME

You can use the above URL and our server space to host your own website or simply to host files that you can link to. If you want to have a website at that URL, then you will have to create and upload your own index.html and supporting files (images, CSS, etc). See instructions below for connecting to our server. Uploaded files go in your “public_html” folder.

Please note that we do not provide assistance with creating a website.

• If you want a website, but do not want to create it from scratch, we recommend using the Sites@UCI service provided by OIT: sites.uci.edu

The most common use of a website like this is to host at least your CV. If you have a CV, a link to it can be setup in the School's Directory. When the CV is hosted and linked to correctly, you should notice an icon like this, , next to your name.

To do this, you will have to upload your CV as a file named “cv.pdf” (lowercase) to your public_html directory (not inside any sub-folders). Then contact the Communications office to setup the link to the “cv.pdf” file on the Directory.

If you already have your CV linked on the Directory, then you can update your CV by simply overwriting it when you upload a new “cv.pdf” file.

If you no longer wish to have your CV show up in online search results, then you should delete the cv.pdf file and inform the Communication office to remove the link from the School's Directory.

In order to upload files to the server, you must either connect a mapped network drive or use an SFTP client.

If you use a Windows desktop computer in your office on our SS2K domain, you should automatically have a U: drive mapped to your home directory. Simply double-click on your Computer icon on the desktop, then double-click on the U: drive.

If the above does not apply to you, then you will need to use a SFTP client to connect. We recommend:

1. WinSCP if you are using a Windows PC.
2. Fetch if you are using a Mac. Fetch requires a license, but if you login on that page with your UCInetID, it will show you the license information paid for and provided by OIT.

Then use these details to login:

• Server hostname: nexus.ss.uci.edu
• Protocol: SFTP
• Port: 22
• Username: the same as your UCInetID
• Password: your SS2K account password

Using either method to connect, you will see the contents of your home directory listed. One of the folders should be called “public_html”. This is where you need to upload files for them to show up on your personal website.

If you use a Desktop computer in your office connected to the SS2K domain, you can simply hit the Ctrl-Alt-Del keys and click “Change a Password” from the menu. Otherwise, you will need to use these steps (from a laptop or off-campus):

1. Download an SSH client, such as PuTTY
2. Connect to the server name “nexus.ss.uci.edu”
3. Login with your current username/password
4. Type passwd and press Enter; follow the prompts to change your password.
5. Type exit and press Enter to quit

1. Open the Terminal, in /Applications/Utilities/
2. Type ssh USERNAME@nexus.ss.uci.edu and press Enter
3. Type your current password when prompted
4. Type passwd and press Enter; follow the prompts to change your password
5. Type exit and press Enter to quit the SSH session

You may also come to the Helpdesk in person at SSPB 1288 to change your password. Please bring a Photo ID.