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NetFile Service

When you click the NetFile Service, the right pane displays tabs.They are:

Hosts

The Hosts tab has two subsections:

Config

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NetFile Service Hosts Configuration Attributes

Attribute

Default Value

Description

OS Character Set

Unicode(UTF-8)

Specifies the character set used as the default encoding for communicating with hosts.

Host Detection Order

 

Specifies the host detection order.

Common Hosts

 

Specifies hosts to be available through the NetFile to all remote NetFile users.

Default Domain

iportal.com

Specifies the default domain that the NetFile needs to use to contact allowed hosts.

Default Windows Domain/Workgroup

 

Specifies the default Windows domain or workgroup which the users choose to access a Windows host.

Default WINS/DNS Server

 

Specifies the WINS/DNS server that NetFile uses to access windows hosts.

Access

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NetFile Service Hosts Access Attributes

Attribute

Default Value

Description

Allow Access to Windows Hosts

Checked

Allows access to windows hosts.

Allow Access to FTP Hosts

Checked

Allows access to FTP hosts.

Allow Access to NFS Hosts

 

Allows access to NFS hosts.

Allow Access to Netware Hosts

Checked

Allows access to Netware hosts.

Allowed Hosts

*

Specifies hosts that users can access through the NetFile.

Denied Hosts

 

Specifies hosts that users cannot access through NetFile.

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.

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NetFile Service Permissions Attributes

Attribute

Default Value

Description

Allow File Rename

Checked

Allows users to rename files.

Allow File/Folder Deletion

Checked

Allows users to delete files and folders.

Allow File Upload

Checked

Allows users to upload files.

Allow File/Folder Download

Checked

Allows users to download files and folders.

Allow File Search

Checked

Allows users to search.

Allow File Mail

Checked

Allows file mailing.

Allow File Compression

Checked

Allows file compression.

Allow Changing User Id

Checked

Allows user to use a different ID.

Allow Changing Microsoft Windows Domains

Checked

Allows users to change windows domains.

View

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NetFle Service View Attributes

Attribute

Default Value

Description

Window Size

700|400

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.

Window Location

100|50

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.

Operations

The Operations tab has the following subsections:

Traffic

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NetFile Service Operations - Traffic Attributes

Attribute

Default Value

Description

Temporary Directory Location

/tmp

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.

File Upload Limit (MB)

5

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.

Search

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NetFile Service Operations - Search Attributes

Attribute

Default Value

Description

Search Directories Limit

100

Specifies the maximum number of directories that will be searched in a single search operation.

Compression

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NetFile Service Operations - Compression Attributes

Attribute

Default Value

Description

Default Compression Type

Zip

Specifies either Zip or Gzip compression type.

Default Compression Level

6

Specifies the compression level, a number between 1 and 9.

General

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NetFile Service - General Attribute

Attribute

Default Value

Description

MIME-types Configuration File Location

/opt/S1PS62/SUNWps/samples/config/netfile

Specifies the response content type to send to the client browser.


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