Captain Thistlecrack

Hi Everybody, I have never used PuTTY and SSH before, but I have a problem I am told I need to use both to solve. I have FTP access to an Ubuntu Server setup by a former colleague can't help me. I need to upload a file to a certain folder, but I get an error message when I try: open for write: permission denied Our IT manager tells me the only way to fix this is to access the server directly using SSH. This is all new to me, so I thouyght it would be a good idea to ask for some guidance first. I...