Sun Java System Portal Server Secure Remote Access 7.2 Administration Guide

NetFile Service

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

Hosts

The Hosts tab has two subsections:

Config

Config lists the NetFile hosts configuration attributes.

Table A–7 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	WIN, NETWARE, FTP, NFS	Specifies the host detection order.
Common Hosts		Specifies hosts to be available through NetFile to all remote NetFile users.
Default Domain		Specifies the default domain that NetFile needs to use to contact allowed hosts.
Default Microsoft Windows Domain/Workgroup		Specifies the default Microsoft 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

Access lists the NetFile service hosts access attributes.

Table A–8 NetFile Service Hosts Access Attributes


Attribute	Default Value	Description
Allow Access to Windows Hosts	Checked	Allows access to Microsoft Windows hosts.
Allow Access to FTP Hosts	Checked	Allows access to FTP hosts.
Allow Access to NFS Hosts	Checked	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 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.

Permissions lists the NetFile service permission attributes.

Table A–9 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 Windows Domains	Checked	Allows users to change Microsoft Windows domains.

View

View lists the NetFile Service view attributes.

Table A–10 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, NetFile uses the default value.

Operations

The Operations tab has the following subsections:

Traffic

Traffic lists the NetFile service operations traffic attributes.

Table A–11 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 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. NetFile does 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, 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

Search lists the NetFile service operations search attributes.

Table A–12 NetFile Service Operations - Search Attributes


Attribute	Default Value	Description
Search Directories Limit	100	Specifies the maximum number of directories that can be searched in a single search operation.

Compression

Compression lists the NetFile service operations compression attributes.

Table A–13 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

General lists the Netfile service general attributes.

Table A–14 NetFile Service - General Attribute


Attribute	Default Value	Description
MIME-types Configuration File Location	/opt/S1PS62/SUNWportal/samples/config/netfile	Specifies the response content type to send to the client browser.