Configuring JFileServer

The JFileServer file server is configured using a simple XML file, the same configuration format is used by the Enterprise version of the file server.

The configuration is contained within the <fileserver> main section with various sub-sections to configure which file server protocols are enabled, configuration for each protocol, security and debug logging. Here's an overview of the XML configuration file :-

<fileserver>
    <server>...</server>
    <SMB>...</SMB>
    <FTP>...</FTP>
    <NFS>...</NFS>
    <shares>...</shares>
    <debug>...</debug>
    <security>...</security>
    <licence>...</licence>
</fileserver>

Environment variables may be used in attributes and values within the XML configuration using the syntax '${env-var-name}'.

Some configuration settings allow an optional platforms="..." attribute, this allows a configuration to be used on multiple platforms. If the current platform that the JFileServer is running on is not listed in the platforms="..." list then the setting will be ignored.

The available platform values are Windows, Linux, MacOSX and Solaris. The platforms value is a comma delimited list of valid platforms for the current setting.

The <server> configuration section is used to enable or disable which file server protocols are available. The syntax has changed from the JLAN configuration as each protocol now has an enable="true|false" attribute, this makes it easier to use an environment variable to control whether a particular file server protocol is enabled.

The <servers> configuration section has the following syntax :-

<servers>
    <SMB enable="true|false">
    <FTP enable="true|false">
    <NFS enable="true|false">
 </servers>

SMB Server Configuration

The <SMB> configuration section is used to configure the SMB protocol server that allows a drive or mount to be mapped to the JFileServer file server which can then be accessed as if it were a local drive on the client system.

The <SMB> configuration section has the following syntax :-