Sun Java System Portal Server Secure Remote Access 6 2005Q4 Administration Guide |
Chapter 4
NetFileThis chapter describes NetFile and explains its operation. To configure NetFile, see Chapter 10, "Configuring NetFile".
This chapter covers the following topics:
Overview of NetFileNetFile is a file manager application that enables the user to access and operate on remote file systems and directories.
The NetFile component of SRA is available as Java1 and Java2 applets. Users who do not have the Java2 Plugin for their browsers can use the Java1 applet. The Java2 applet has a better interface and increased ease of accessibility.
NetFile provides the following key features:
To configure NetFile, see Chapter 10, "Configuring NetFile".
Supported File Access ProtocolsNetFile allows you to access remote systems using FTP, NFS, and jCIFS (Microsoft Windows) protocols. It includes the following file access protocol features:
- If the user specifies AUTODETECT to add a system, NetFile uses the following sequence to automatically detect which protocol to use:
- Checks the host for FTP server on port 21. If the FTP response contains the string "NetWare", this is considered a NETWARE host.
- Checks the host for NFS server on port 2049.
- Checks the host for Microsoft Windows on port 139.
- If all of the above fail, a message saying unable to determine the host type is displayed.
The first file system type that is detected is used to connect to the requested host. The host detection order can be changed in the Access Manager administration console.
- NetFile enables users to select the file server and protocol of their choice.
For each of these protocols, the platforms that are supported are listed below.
- Create the NetFile policy based on the NetFile service and assign the NetFile policy for organization and role which require access to NetFile.
- Assign the NetFile service to each user who requires access to NetFile.
See the Access Manager Administration Guide for more information on creating and assigning policies and services.
Setting NetFile LocaleThe language used by NetFile is by default English or the web container. However, you can change a user preferred language. From the Access Manager, for each user you can either customize the preferred locale or force it to be inherited. For instructions to do this, see Chapter 10, "Configuring NetFile".
Opening Files from a Local HostWhen using HTTP protocol, some browsers restrict applets from opening local documents.
To Allow a Local File to be Opened
Enabling Debugging for NetFile
The location of the debug information depends on the setting of the com.iplanet.services.debug.directory attribute in the AMConfig-instance-name.properties file on the Portal Server node.
For example, if the value of the com.iplanet.services.debug.directory attribute is:
/var/opt/SUNWam/debug/
Then the debug information for NetFile is be available in the srapNetFile file in the /var/opt/SUNWam/debug directory.
See the Access Manager Administration Guide for more information.
Enabling Logging for NetFileSpecify the log location using the Access Manager Logging service to enable logging for NetFile. The name of the log file is srapNetFile and by default is located in the /var/opt/SUNWam/logs directory.