Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 2 Administrator's Guide

Configuring WebDAV Properties

Setting WebDAV Properties

For setting WebDAV properties at the server level, execute the following command:

wadm> set-webdav-prop --user=admin --password-file=admin.pwd --host=serverhost 
--port=8989 --config=config1 acl-max-entries=120

See CLI Reference, set-webdav-prop(1).

Viewing WebDAV Properties

For viewing WebDAV properties at the server level, execute the following command:

wadm> get-webdav-prop --user=admin --password-file=admin.pwd --host=serverhost 
--port=8989 --config=config1

See CLI Reference, get-webdav-prop(1).

Setting WebDAV Collection Properties

For setting WebDAV collection properties, execute the following command:

wadm> set-dav-collection-prop --user=admin --password-file=admin.pwd --host=serverhost 
--port=8989 --config=config1 --vs=config1_vs_1 --uri=/dav_config1 min-lock-timeout=1

See CLI Reference, set-dav-collection-prop(1).

Viewing WebDAV Collection Properties

For viewing WebDAV collection properties, execute the following command:

wadm> get-dav-collection-prop --user=admin --password-file=admin.pwd --host=serverhost 
--port=8989 -config=config1 --vs=config1_vs_1 --uri=/dav_config1

See CLI Reference, get-dav-collection-prop(1).

Modifying WebDAV Parameters

Some common WebDAV properties are listed in the following table:

Table 10–1 WebDAV Parameters


Parameter	Description
Lock Database Path	Specify the directory in which the locking database will be maintained.
Minimum Lock Time-out	Specify the minimum lifetime of a lock in seconds. A value of -1 implies that the lock never expires. This value indicates the amount of time that an element will be locked before the lock is automatically removed.
Maximum Request Size	Specify the maximum size of the XML request body. You should configure this value to prevent possible denial of service attacks. The default value is 8192 (8K).
Maximum Expand Property Depth	Specify the depth of the Expand Property. 0 applies only to the specified resource. This is the default value. 1 applies to the specified resource and the next level. infinity applies to the specified resource and all resources it contains. Also prevent excessive memory consumption by restricting the size of this parameter.
Default Owner	Default owner for the collection.
URI	Existing root URI on which WebDAV will be enabled.
Maximum PROPFIND Depth	Maximum depth of PROPFIND requests send to collections.
Lock Database Update Interval	Interval at which WebDAV lock databases are synced to disk. Use 0 to disable caching of WebDAV lock information.
Authentication Database	The ACL authentication database to use.
Authentication Method	The authentication method to use. Default authentication method is Basic.
Authentication Prompt Text	The prompt to display to clients when requesting authentication.
DAV ACL Database
Maximum Entries	Maximum number of ACEs to allow on a single resource. 0–2147.0483647.0. Specify —1 for no limit.
Maximum Size	Maximum size of the memory representation of the WebDAV ACL database for a collection. 0–2147.0483647.0. Specify —1 for no limit.
Update Interval	Interval at which WebDAV ACL databases are synced to disk. 0.001–3600 seconds. Specify 0 to disable caching of WebDAV ACL lists.
DAV Property Database
Maximum Size	Maximum size of WebDAV property database files. 0–2147.0483647.0. Specify —1 for no limit.
Update Interval	Interval at which WebDAV property databases are synced to disk. 0.01–3600 seconds. Specify 0 to disable caching of WebDAV properties.