NetFile Service
When you click the NetFile Service, the right pane displays tabs.They are:
Hosts
The Hosts tab has two subsections:
Config
Table 7 lists the NetFile hosts configuration attributes.
Table 7 NetFile Service Hosts Configuration Attributes
Attribute
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Default Value
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Description
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OS Character Set
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Unicode(UTF-8)
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Specifies the character set used as the default encoding for communicating with hosts.
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Host Detection Order
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Specifies the host detection order.
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Common Hosts
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Specifies hosts to be available through the NetFile to all remote NetFile users.
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Default Domain
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iportal.com
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Specifies the default domain that the NetFile needs to use to contact allowed hosts.
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Default Windows Domain/Workgroup
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Specifies the default Windows domain or workgroup which the users choose to access a Windows host.
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Default WINS/DNS Server
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Specifies the WINS/DNS server that NetFile uses to access windows hosts.
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Access
Table 8 lists the NetFile service hosts access attributes.
Table 8 NetFile Service Hosts Access Attributes
Attribute
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Default Value
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Description
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Allow Access to Windows Hosts
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Checked
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Allows access to windows hosts.
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Allow Access to FTP Hosts
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Checked
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Allows access to FTP hosts.
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Allow Access to NFS Hosts
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Allows access to NFS hosts.
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Allow Access to Netware Hosts
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Checked
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Allows access to Netware hosts.
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Allowed Hosts
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*
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Specifies hosts that users can access through the NetFile.
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Denied Hosts
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Specifies hosts that users cannot access through NetFile.
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Permissions
If you disable these options after the user has started using NetFile, the change takes effect only if the user logs out of NetFile and logs in again.
Table 9 lists the NetFile service permission attributes.
Table 9 NetFile Service Permissions Attributes
Attribute
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Default Value
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Description
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Allow File Rename
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Checked
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Allows users to rename files.
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Allow File/Folder Deletion
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Checked
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Allows users to delete files and folders.
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Allow File Upload
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Checked
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Allows users to upload files.
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Allow File/Folder Download
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Checked
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Allows users to download files and folders.
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Allow File Search
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Checked
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Allows users to search.
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Allow File Mail
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Checked
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Allows file mailing.
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Allow File Compression
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Checked
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Allows file compression.
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Allow Changing User Id
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Checked
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Allows user to use a different ID.
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Allow Changing Microsoft Windows Domains
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Checked
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Allows users to change windows domains.
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View
Table 10 lists the NetFile Service view attributes.
Table 10 NetFle Service View Attributes
Attribute
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Default Value
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Description
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Window Size
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700|400
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Specifies the size of the NetFile window in pixels on the user’s desktop. If you enter an invalid value, NetFile uses the default value.
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Window Location
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100|50
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Specifies the location where the NetFile window displays on the user’s desktop. If you enter an invalid value, the NetFile uses the default value.
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Operations
The Operations tab has the following subsections:
Traffic
Table 11 lists the NetFile service operations traffic attributes. The first column contains the attribute, the second column contains the default value, if there is one, and the third column contains the description for that attribute.
Table 11 NetFile Service Operations - Traffic Attributes
Attribute
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Default Value
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Description
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Temporary Directory Location
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/tmp
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Specifies a temporary directory for various NetFile file operations.
Ensure that the ID with which the web server is running (such as nobody or noaccess) has rwx permissions for the specified directory. Also ensure that the ID has rx permissions for the entire path to the required temporary directory.
You may want to create a separate temporary directory for the NetFile. If you specify a temporary directory that is common to all modules of the Portal Server, the disk may quickly run out of space. The NetFile will not work if the temporary directory has no space.
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File Upload Limit (MB)
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5
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Specifies the maximum size of the files that can be uploaded. If you enter an invalid value, the NetFile resets the value to the default. Ensure that you type an integer value.
You can specify different file upload size limits for different users.
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Search
Table 0-2 lists the NetFile service operations search attributes.
Table 0-2 NetFile Service Operations - Search Attributes
Attribute
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Default Value
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Description
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Search Directories Limit
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100
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Specifies the maximum number of directories that will be searched in a single search operation.
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Compression
Table 12 lists the NetFile service operations compression attributes.
Table 12 NetFile Service Operations - Compression Attributes
Attribute
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Default Value
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Description
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Default Compression Type
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Zip
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Specifies either Zip or Gzip compression type.
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Default Compression Level
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6
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Specifies the compression level, a number between 1 and 9.
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General
Table 13 lists the Netfile service general attributes.
Table 13 NetFile Service - General Attribute
Attribute
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Default Value
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Description
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MIME-types Configuration File Location
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/opt/S1PS62/SUNWps/samples/config/netfile
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Specifies the response content type to send to the client browser.
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