Sun Java System Calendar Server 6 2005Q4 Administration Guide

Configuring Calendar Users

This section contains instructions on configuring calendar users and includes the following topics:

ProcedureTo Configure Users

  1. Log in as an administrator with permission to change the configuration.

  2. Change to the /etc/opt/SUNWics5/cal/config directory.

  3. Save your old ics.conf file by copying and renaming it.

  4. Edit one or more of the following ics.conf parameters shown in the following table:

    Parameters  

    Description and Default Value  

    service.wcap.allowchangepassword

    If "yes", allow users to change their passwords. The default is "no".

    service.wcap.allowpublicwritablecalendars

    If "yes", allow users to have publicly writable calendars. The default is "yes".

    calstore.subscribed.remove.defaultcalendar

    Specifies whether a user's default calendar can be removed from the user's subscribed calendar list. The default is "no".

    service.wcap.allowcreatecalendars

    If "yes", allow calendars to be created by users who do not have administrative privileges. The default is "yes".

    service.wcap.allowdeletecalendars

    If "yes", allow calendars to be deleted by users who do not have administrative privileges, but do have delete permission for that calendar. The default is "yes".

  5. Save the file as ics.conf.

  6. Restart Calendar Server.

    cal_svr_base/SUNWics5/cal/sbin/start-cal

ProcedureTo Set User Preferences

  1. Log in as an administrator with permission to change the configuration.

  2. Change to the /etc/opt/SUNWics5/cal/config directory.

  3. Save your old ics.conf file by copying and renaming it.

  4. Edit one or more of the following ics.conf parameters shown in the following table:

    Parameters  

    Description and Default Value  

    service.wcap.allowsetprefs.cn

    If "yes", allow set_userprefs to modify the user preference "cn" (LDAP user's common name). The default is “no”.

    service.wcap.allowsetprefs.givenname

    If "yes", allow set_userprefs to modify the user preference "givenname" (LDAP user's given name). The default is “no”.

    service.wcap.allowsetprefs.icsCalendar

    If "yes", allow set_userprefs to modify the user preference “icsCalendar" (a user's default calendar identifier). The default is “no”.

    service.wcap.allowsetprefs.mail

    If "yes", allow set_userprefs to modify the user preference "mail" (user's email address). The default is “no”.

    service.wcap.allowsetprefs.

    preferredlanguage

    If "yes", allow set_userprefs to modify the user preference "preferredlanguage" (LDAP user's preferred language). The default is “no”.

    service.wcap.allowsetprefs.sn

    If "yes", allow set_userprefs to modify the user preference "sn" (LDAP user's surname). The default is “no”.

    service.wcap.userprefs.ldapproxyauth

    If "yes", enables LDAP proxy authorization for get_userprefs. If "no", anonymous LDAP search is performed. The default is “no”.

  5. Save the file as ics.conf.

  6. Restart Calendar Server.

    cal_svr_base/SUNWics5/cal/sbin/start-cal