To Configure the Operation Preferences

1. Log onto the Portal Server administration console as administrator.

2. Select the Secure Remote Access tab and select the Netfile tab.

3. Select a DN for a user or an organization from Select DN list or add a DN.

4. Modify the following attributes:

   Attribute Name	Description
   Default Compression Type	Select ZIP or GZ from the drop down box as the default file compression format.
   Default Compression Level	Select the default compression level from the drop down box. The default is 6.
   Temporary Directory Location	Enter the location for the temporary files. The specified temporary directory is created if it does not exist on the server.  A temporary directory is required some file operations such as mailing files. The default temporary directory is /tmp. The temporary files are deleted after the required operation has completed. Note – 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. Tip – 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. A few operations in NetFile, such as mailing files, do not work if the temporary directory has no space.
   File Upload Limit (MB)	Enter the maximum size of the files that can be uploaded in this field. The default value is 5MB.  When the size of the file being uploaded exceeds the limit specified here, an error message is displayed and the file is not uploaded. If you enter an invalid value, NetFile resets the value to the default value. You can specify different file upload size limits for different users.
   Search Directories Limit	Enter the maximum number of directories that can be searched in a single search operation. This limit helps reduce network clogging and increases the speed of access if a number of users are logged in simultaneously. The default value is 100.  Suppose a user has a directory called A. Assume that A has 100 subdirectories. If you specify the maximum directories to be searched as 100, the search operation goes through directory A and stops. The search does not proceed through the other directories in the users machine since the limit of 100 was reached with directory A. The search results accumulated until the search limit is reached are displayed to the user along with an error message stating that the search exceeded its limit. To continue the search, the user must manually restart the search at the next directory. The search operation is carried out in a depth-first manner. This means that the search operation is carried out in all the subdirectories of the directory that the user selected, before moving on to the next directory.

5. Click Save to complete.