Novell IFOLDER 3.6 Cross-Platform User Guide
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Contents
About This Guide 9
1 Overview of iFolder 11
1.1 Benefits of iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.2 The iFolder Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.3 iFolder Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.4 Cross-Platform Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.5 Key Features of iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.5.1 iFolder Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.5.2 iFolder Access Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.5.3 Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.5.4 File Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.5.5 Enhanced Web Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.5.6 Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.5.7 Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.5.8 Default iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.5.9 Synchronization Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.6 What’s Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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2What’s New 19
2.1 What’s New for iFolder 3.6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2 What’s New for iFolder 3.4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.3 What’s New for iFolder 3.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.4 What’s New for iFolder 3.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.5 What’s New for iFolder 3.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.6 Client Features and Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.7 Web Access Features and Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.8 What’s Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3 Using iFolder with Novell iFolder 3.6 27
3.1 Novell iFolder 3.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.2 Benefits of Using iFolder 3.6 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.3 Sharing iFolders Through an iFolder 3.6 Enterprise Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.4 Key Features of iFolder 3.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.4.1 The iFolder Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.4.2 iFolder Enterprise Server Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.4.3 Shared iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.4.4 iFolder Access Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.4.5 Encryption Policy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.4.6 Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.4.7 Multi-Server Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.4.8 Multi-Volume Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.4.9 File Synchronization and Data Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.5 What’s Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Contents 5
4 Novell iFolder Migration and Upgrade 33
4.1 Migrating from iFolder 2.x to iFolder 3.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.1.1 Understanding the Migration Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.1.2 Migration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.2 Upgrading iFolder 3.x Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.2.1 Automatically Upgrading to iFolder 3.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.2.2 Manually Upgrading to iFolder 3.6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.3 Coexistence of the Novell iFolder 2.x and iFolder Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5 Getting Started 41
5.1 Prerequisites and Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.1.1 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.1.2 Client Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.1.3 Mono . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.1.4 Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.1.5 Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.1.6 Enterprise Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.1.7 Web Access Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.2 Downloading the iFolder Client Install Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.3 Installing the iFolder Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5.3.1 Installing iFolder for Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5.3.2 Installing iFolder for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5.4 Updating iFolder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5.5 Updating Mono for Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.6 What’s Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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6 Managing iFolder Accounts and Preferences 49
6.1 Starting the iFolder Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.1.1 Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.1.2 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.2 Configuring an iFolder Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.3 Logging In to an iFolder Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.4 Viewing and Modifying iFolder Account Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.5 Configuring iFolder Preferences for the Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6.6 Configuring Local Firewall Settings for iFolder Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
6.7 Configuring Local Virus Scanner Settings for iFolder Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
6.8 Deleting an iFolder Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
6.9 Exiting the iFolder Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6.10 Logging Out of an iFolder Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6.10.1 Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6.10.2 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6.11 What’s Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
7 Managing iFolders 69
7.1 Guidelines for the Location and Use of iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
7.2 Guidelines for File Types and Sizes to Not Synchronize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
7.3 Naming Conventions for an iFolder and Its Folders and Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
7.4 Understanding iFolder Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
7.5 Creating and Uploading an iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.5.1 Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.5.2 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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7.5.3 Creating iFolders on a FAT32 Mount Point (Linux) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
7.6 Sharing an iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7.6.1 Understanding User Access Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
7.6.2 Accessing the Sharing Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
7.6.3 Adding a User to an iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
7.6.4 Modifying User Access Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
7.6.5 Removing a User from an iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
7.6.6 Transferring Ownership to an iFolder User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
7.7 Viewing and Hiding Available iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
7.8 Downloading an Available iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
7.9 Viewing and Configuring Properties of an iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
7.9.1 Understanding iFolder Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
7.9.2 Accessing iFolder Properties from a File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
7.9.3 Accessing iFolder Properties from the iFolder Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
7.10 Managing Passphrase for Encrypted iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
7.10.1 Recovering an Encrypted iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
7.10.2 Resetting the Passphrase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
7.11 Setting an iFolder Quota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
7.12 Synchronizing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
7.12.1 Synchronizing Files on Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
7.12.2 Configuring the Synchronization Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
7.13 Resolving File Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
7.13.1 Resolving File Version Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
7.13.2 Resolving Filename Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
7.14 Moving an iFolder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
7.15 Reverting an iFolder to a Normal Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
7.16 Removing Membership From a Shared iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
7.17 Deleting an iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
7.18 What’s Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
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8 Using Novell iFolder 3.6 Web Access 95
8.1 Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
8.2 Creating a New iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
8.3 Browsing and Managing iFolders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
8.3.1 Viewing a List of Folders and Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
8.3.2 Navigating Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
8.3.3 Downloading a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
8.3.4 Creating a New Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
8.3.5 Deleting Folders or Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
8.3.6 Uploading a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
8.3.7 Search Folders and Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
8.4 Search iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
8.5 Managing iFolder Shared Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
8.5.1 Adding New Shared Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
8.5.2 Assigning Rights to the Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
8.6 Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
8.7 Viewing Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
8.8 Logging Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
A Uninstalling the iFolder Client 103
A.1 Before You Uninstall iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
A.2 iFolder Client for Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
A.3 iFolder Client for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
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B Troubleshooting 105
B.1 First Attempt at Connecting to The iFolder Server Fails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
B.2 First Attempt at Starting iFolder Client for Linux Fails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
B.3 Encrypted iFolders Take a Long Time to Synchronize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
B.4 iFolder File Fails to Synchronize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
B.5 Client File Fails to Synchronize to the Server Even after Conflict Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
B.6 All iFolders in an Account Fail to Synchronize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
B.7 Problem Synchronizing Some Files on a FAT32 File System on Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
B.8 Client Fails to Set Up a New iFolder Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
B.9 Repopulating Contents of a Read Only iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
B.10 GroupWise Files Become Corrupted in an iFolder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
B.11 Possible Slowed Performance With ZoneAlarm 4.5 or Earlier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
C Documentation Updates 111
C.1 September 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
C.1.1 Benefits of iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
C.1.2 Key Features of iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
C.1.3 Using iFolder with Novell iFolder 3.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
C.1.4 What’s New for iFolder 3.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
C.1.5 Novell iFolder Migration and Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
C.1.6 Downloading the iFolder Client Install Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
C.1.7 Installing the iFolder Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
C.1.8 Configuring an iFolder Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
C.1.9 Viewing and Modifying the iFolder Account Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
C.1.10 Understanding iFolder Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
C.1.11 Managing Passphrase for Encrypted iFolders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
C.1.12 Using Novell iFolder 3.6 Web Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
C.2 August 15, 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
C.2.1 What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
C.2.2 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
C.2.3 Managing iFolder Accounts and Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
C.2.4 Managing iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
C.3 December 23, 2005 (Novell iFolder 3.2 for OES SP2 Linux) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
C.3.1 What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
C.3.2 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
C.3.3 Managing iFolder Accounts and Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
C.3.4 Managing iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
C.3.5 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
C.4 August 19, 2005 (Novell iFolder 3.1 for OES SP1 Linux) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
C.4.1 Overview of iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
C.4.2 Using iFolder with Novell iFolder 3.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
C.4.3 What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
C.4.4 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
C.4.5 Managing iFolder Accounts and Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
C.4.6 Managing iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
C.4.7 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
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About This Guide
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This cross-platform user guide describes how to install and use the iFolderTM 3.6 client on Linux and
Windows* platforms in combination with a Novell
access iFolders via the iFolder 3.6 Web Access server.
Chapter 1, “Overview of iFolder,” on page 11
Chapter 3, “Using iFolder with Novell iFolder 3.6,” on page 27
Chapter 2, “What’s New,” on page 19
Chapter 4, “Novell iFolder Migration and Upgrade,” on page 33
Chapter 5, “Getting Started,” on page 41
Chapter 6, “Managing iFolder Accounts and Preferences,” on page 49
Chapter 7, “Managing iFolders,” on page 69
Chapter 8, “Using Novell iFolder 3.6 Web Access,” on page 95
Appendix A, “Uninstalling the iFolder Client,” on page 103
Appendix B, “Troubleshooting,” on page 105
Audience
This guide is intended for users of the iFolder client and iFolder Web access for Novell iFolder 3.6.
®
iFolder® 3.6 enterprise server and how to
Feedback
We want to hear your comments and suggestions about this manual and the other documentation
included with this product. Please use the User Comment feature at the bottom of each page of the
online documentation, or go to www.novell.com/documentation/feedback.html and enter your
comments there.
Documentation Updates
For the most recent version of iFolder 3.6 client documentation, see the following:
Novell iFolder 3.6 User Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/ifolder3/ifolder36_user/
data/bookinfo.html)
Additional Documentation
For information about installing, configuring, and managing Novell iFolder 3.6 services, see the
following:
Novell iFolder 3.6 Administration Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/beta/ifolder3)
Novell iFolder 3.6 Security Administrator Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/beta/
ifolder3/#security)
About This Guide 9
Documentation Conventions
In Novell documentation, a greater-than symbol (>) is used to separate actions within a step and
items in a cross-reference path.
®
A trademark symbol (
, TM, etc.) denotes a Novell trademark. An asterisk (*) denotes a third-party
trademark.
When a single pathname can be written with a backslash for some platforms or a forward slash for
other platforms, the pathname is presented with a backslash. Users of platforms that require a
forward slash, such as Linux* or UNIX*, should use forward slashes as required by your software.
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1
Overview of iFolder
iFolderTM is a file-sharing application for Linux, and Windows clients. You can share files in
multiple iFolders, each with different users. You control who can participate in an iFolder and the
access level for each member. You can also participate in iFolders that others share with you.
iFolder 3.6 provides you a simple, hassle-free user interface for client-side migration from iFolder
2.x to iFolder 3.6 and for client-side upgrade from iFolder 3.x to iFolder 3.6.
This section familiarizes you with the various benefits and features of iFolder:
Section 1.1, “Benefits of iFolder,” on page 11
Section 1.2, “The iFolder Client,” on page 12
Section 1.3, “iFolder Account,” on page 12
Section 1.4, “Cross-Platform Considerations,” on page 12
Section 1.5, “Key Features of iFolder,” on page 13
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Section 1.6, “What’s Next,” on page 17
1.1 Benefits of iFolder
iFolder provides the following benefits:
Integrates with your native desktop environment, making it easy to create and manage multiple
iFolders
Is highly scalable and flexible, with no practical limit on the number of iFolders per user or on
the number of members per iFolder
With encryption enabled, protects data as it travels across the wire and while stored on the
iFolder server
With enhanced web access console, you can access your files on the iFolder server from any
workstation without the iFolder client, using a Web browser and perform all the operations of
iFolder client
Allows you to easily and selectively share personal and business files
Allows you to control the access level of member users of the iFolders you own, or where you
have the necessary rights to control the access rights of members
Transparently updates your files to member iFolders on multiple workstations
When iFolder is running, it tracks and logs changes made while you work offline, and
synchronizes those changes when you connect to the server
Provides secure authentication of members who access an iFolder to synchronize its data
Offers an alternative to exchanging files via e-mail, which avoids the file-size limits on e-mail
attachments and reduces your e-mail storage requirements
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1.2 The iFolder Client
The iFolder client integrates with your operating system to provide iFolder services in your native
desktop environment. The iFolder client allows you to manage your own iFolders and to select
which shared iFolders to set up on each computer. iFolder supports the following operating systems:
SUSE
Windows XP SP2/2000 Professional SP4
Open SUSE 10.2 and later
®
Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
1.3 iFolder Account
You must configure at least one iFolder account before you can create iFolders. An iFolder account
is created when an iFolder services administrator provisions you as an iFolder user for an iFolder
server. The administrator provides you with a username and password. For an enterprise, this might
be your username or e-mail address and the related password.
An iFolder session begins when you log in to an iFolder services account and ends when you log
out, or when you exit the iFolder client. Your iFolders synchronize files with other active iFolders
only when your session is active and you are working online. You can access data in your local
iFolders at any time, whether you are logged in to the account, or not. For information, see
Section 6.2, “Configuring an iFolder Account,” on page 51.
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1.4 Cross-Platform Considerations
The user interfaces for the Linux, and Windows versions of the iFolder client conform to interface
conventions of their individual platforms. The way you perform common tasks is parallel in each
platform, but you might observe slight differences in the buttons, the display area, function labels,
the location of the desktop notification area, the start iFolder preference, and so on as you perform
the tasks. Except where procedures differ explicitly, this guide provides instructions for only one of
the two platforms.
The following table lists some typical differences in the client interface:
Task Linux Windows
iFolder menu Quit Exit
iFolder Preferences >
Accounts dialog
iFolder Preference >
Accounts dialog
Multiple locations Close button
Add button Add button
Remove button Remove button
OK, Cancel, and Apply
Actions are committed
when you perform the
action.
buttons
Actions are committed
only when you click
Apply or OK.
iFolder Preferences
dialog
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Add iFolder to the
desktop’s Startup
Programs
Select (enable) Start
iFolder when logging In
to the desktop
Task Linux Windows
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Configuring an iFolder
Account
Notification area Notification area Status and Notification
Right-click Notification
area
iFolders > iFolder menu Properties Properties
iFolder Wizards Forward button and
Configuring an iFolder
Account
iFolder Configuration
Wizard 2
iFolder Configuration
Wizard 3
Remember my
password
Account Settings Accounts
Back button
iFolder Account
Assistant
iFolder Server Choose an iFolder
Identity iFolder Account
Remember password on
this computer
area
Next button and back
button
iFolder Account Creation
Wizard
Server
Information
1.5 Key Features of iFolder
Before you begin to use iFolder, it is important to understand the following key features:
Section 1.5.1, “iFolder Sharing,” on page 13
Section 1.5.2, “iFolder Access Rights,” on page 14
Section 1.5.3, “Encryption,” on page 15
Section 1.5.4, “File Synchronization,” on page 15
Section 1.5.5, “Enhanced Web Access,” on page 16
Section 1.5.6, “Migration,” on page 16
Section 1.5.7, “Upgrade,” on page 16
Section 1.5.8, “Default iFolder,” on page 16
Section 1.5.9, “Synchronization Log,” on page 16
1.5.1 iFolder Sharing
Typically, when you work in multiple locations or in collaboration with others, you must
conscientiously manage file versions. With iFolder, the most recent version of your files can follow
you to any computer where you have installed the iFolder client and created an iFolder for them.
iFolder also allows you to share multiple iFolders and their separate content with other authorized
users. For more information on shared iFolder, see “Shared iFolders” on page 14.
The iFolder client supports sharing by synchronizing files across multiple computers through a
central server. It allows you to do the following:
Share files across computers
Share files with others
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Own multiple iFolders
Participate in multiple iFolders that other users share with you
Participate as the owner or a member of iFolders in multiple accounts
You work with iFolders directly in your file manager or in the iFolder browser that is part of the
client. Within the iFolder, you can set up any subdirectory structure that suits your personal or
corporate work habits. The subdirectory structure is constant across all member iFolders.
Shared iFolders
An iFolder is a local directory that selectively shares and synchronizes files via a central server with
a user-specified users. The iFolder files are accessible to all iFolder members and can be changed by
those with the rights to do so. You can access your iFolders across multiple workstations and share
them with others.
You decide who participates in each iFolder and the level of access for each member. Similarly, you
can participate in shared iFolders that are owned by others in your collaboration environment. When
you share an iFolder, member users with the Write permission can modify the directory structure,
and those changes apply to all copies of the iFolder. Each user can locate the shared iFolder
anywhere on his or her own computer if it satisfies the Section 7.1, “Guidelines for the Location and
Use of iFolders,” on page 69.
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IMPORTANT: You cannot share your encrypted iFolders and the shared iFolders cannot be
encrypted.
1.5.2 iFolder Access Rights
The iFolder client supports the owner and three levels of access for members of an iFolder:
Owner: Only one user serves as the owner of an iFolder. This is typically the user who creates
the iFolder. The owner user can use the iFolder client to transfer ownership to another member
of the iFolder.
The owner of an iFolder has the Full Control right. This user has read/write access to the
iFolder, manages membership and access rights for member users, and can remove the Full
Control right for any member.
Full Control: A member of the shared iFolder, with the Full Control access right. This member
has read/write access to the iFolder and manages membership and access rights for all users
except the owner.
Read/Write: A member of the shared iFolder, with the Read/Write access right to the
directories and files in the iFolder. This member can modify a file, but the local changes are
synchronized to other members’ copies of the iFolder.
Read Only: A member of the shared iFolder, with the Read Only access right to directories
and files in the iFolder. This member can modify a file, but the local changes are not
synchronized to other members’ copies of the iFolder.
Any iFolder user can own some iFolders and be a member of other iFolders. As an owner user, you
always have the Full Control right. As a member user, your level of access in each shared iFolder
can differ, depending on the access granted to you by any member with the Full Control right.
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1.5.3 Encryption
iFolder 3.6 provides higher security for your confidential iFolder files, to protect them from
intentional or unintentional access by unauthorized people. In the past, data security was not ensured
on the server side, so the data was accessible to the administrator or to anyone who gained
unauthorized access to the server. In addition when you access iFolder files via an ISP provider,
there is a chance that an unauthorized individual can inadvertently stumble across your confidential
files. Now, you can encrypt and save your files on the server, and retrieve them through a passphrase
known only to you. If you forget your passphrase, the recovery agent you have selected during the
creation of the encrypted iFolder helps you recover your data. For more information on encryption,
see “Managing Passphrase for Encrypted iFolders” on page 85.
Figure 1-1 Key Recovery
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1.5.4 File Synchronization
When you are connected to the server, iFolder can synchronize iFolder membership and files in the
background as you work. When you set up an iFolder account, you can enable Remember My
Password so that iFolder can remember the password on that machine, and next time when you
launch iFolder, it is automatically connect to the server and synchronize the data without prompts
for password.
Overview of iFolder 15
You can configure the iFolder client to run automatically each time you log in to your computer’s
desktop environment. The session runs in the background as you work with files in your local
iFolders, tracking and logging any changes you make.
You can synchronize the files manually or at specified intervals.
iFolder 3.6 also has delta synchronization capabilities. When you make any changes to an iFolder
file, only the deltas or changes get synchronized to the server. In other words, Delta synchronization
only retrieves updates since the last synchronization between the iFolder client and the server. This
increases the efficiency since it reduces the synchronization time.
1.5.5 Enhanced Web Access
iFolder 3.6 provides an enhanced Web interface that allows you to access your iFolder files on
remote servers. With the Web Access console, you can use a Web browser to access your files on the
iFolder server from any workstation without the iFolder client. The Web Access interface enables
you to perform all the operations of the iFolder client.
When compared to the previous iFolder versions, iFolder 3.6 lets you create, browse, share, upload
and delete iFolders via the enhanced Web access console. Mobile users can also make use of this
facility through the Web.
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1.5.6 Migration
Novell iFolder 3.6 provides a simple, hassle-free migration from iFolder 2.x to the iFolder client for
Novell iFolder 3.6. The Migration Wizard provided in the iFolder 3.6 client helps you migrate the
existing iFolder 2.x data to iFolder 3.6 quickly and easily. For more information, see “Novell iFolder
Migration and Upgrade” on page 33.
1.5.7 Upgrade
Novell iFolder 3.6 provides a simple, hassle-free upgrade from iFolder 3.x to the iFolder client for
Novell iFolder 3.6. The iFolder Client Upgrade dialog box provided in the iFolder 3.6 client helps
you upgrade the iFolder 3.x to iFolder 3.6 quickly and easily. For more information, see
Section 4.2.1, “Automatically Upgrading to iFolder 3.6,” on page 38.
1.5.8 Default iFolder
iFolder 3.6 allows you to set up a default iFolder when you configure a new account. Whenever you
configure a new iFolder account, iFolder automatically check for the presence of Default iFolder. If
you have not created one, iFolder prompts you to create a Default iFolder. If it already exists,
iFolder client prompts you to download. You are also allowed to ignore both these options. For more
information see, Step 6 on page 55 in the section Section 6.2, “Configuring an iFolder Account,” on
page 51.
1.5.9 Synchronization Log
The synchronization log displays a log of your iFolder background activity, such as uploading and
downloading files for different iFolders, policy violations, excluded files and non-synchronized
files.
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1.6 What’s Next
For information about configuring using the iFolder client, see the following:
Chapter 6, “Managing iFolder Accounts and Preferences,” on page 49
Chapter 7, “Managing iFolders,” on page 69
Chapter 4, “Novell iFolder Migration and Upgrade,” on page 33
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Overview of iFolder 17
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What’s New
The iFolderTM client for Novell® iFolder® 3.x offers many new capabilities as compared to the
Novell iFolder 2.x client. This section identifies its new features and compares client services,
management, and functions to those of 2.x.
Section 2.1, “What’s New for iFolder 3.6,” on page 19
Section 2.2, “What’s New for iFolder 3.4,” on page 19
Section 2.3, “What’s New for iFolder 3.2,” on page 19
Section 2.4, “What’s New for iFolder 3.1,” on page 20
Section 2.5, “What’s New for iFolder 3.0,” on page 20
Section 2.6, “Client Features and Capabilities,” on page 20
Section 2.7, “Web Access Features and Capabilities,” on page 24
Section 2.8, “What’s Next,” on page 25
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For information about key features of Novell iFolder 3.6, see the Novell iFolder 3.6 Administration
Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/beta/ifolder3).
2.1 What’s New for iFolder 3.6
The following capabilities and features were added in the iFolder client for Novell iFolder 3.6:
Web Access feature in parity with the iFolder 3.6 client operations.
Optional encryption support to protect data as it travels across the wire and while it is stored on
the iFolder server.
Flexibility in data transfer and security.
Improved iFolder sharing.
Consistency in user experience across different platforms.
User interface for client-side migration and upgrade.
2.2 What’s New for iFolder 3.4
The following capabilities and features were added in the iFolder client for Novell iFolder 3.4:
Support was added for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10.
The user interface was redesigned for improved usability.
2.3 What’s New for iFolder 3.2
The following features are new in the iFolder client for Novell iFolder 3.2 for OES SP2 Linux:
Updates were made to address known defects.
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User help for the iFolder client was localized.
A option was added to allow the iFolder administrator to specify whether users log in with their
network user ID (LDAP common name) or their e-mail addresses. For information, see
Section 6.2, “Configuring an iFolder Account,” on page 51.
2.4 What’s New for iFolder 3.1
Novell iFolder 3.1 includes the following enhancements:
Improved consistency in labels and messages across client platforms. For information on cross-
platform differences, see Section 1.4, “Cross-Platform Considerations,” on page 12.
The version of Mono
®
used for Linux and Macintosh clients in 3.1 is 1.1.7.7x
2.5 What’s New for iFolder 3.0
Novell iFolder 3.0 includes several important new features:
Multiple iFolders: You can create as many iFolders as desired and manage each one
separately. Each iFolder functions independently to synchronize its own set of files. You
specify the local path for each iFolder.
Shared iFolders: Each iFolder can be kept private or shared with a different group of users.
For a shared iFolder, if you own it or are a member with the Full Control right, you can control
who participates in the iFolder and control the level of access granted to each member, such as
Full Control, Read/Write, or Read Only.
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Centralized iFolder Synchronization and Storage: iFolder data is automatically
synchronized by the iFolder client to the iFolder enterprise server over an IP network. The
enterprise server stores files for each iFolder, then synchronizes them to other member
computers. Your iFolder administrator controls whether data is transported securely with
HTTPS (SSL) connections during synchronization, or if data is transported with standard
HTTP connections.
Multiple iFolder Accounts: You can concurrently access iFolder accounts on multiple
servers.
Web Access to iFolders: You access your iFolder accounts from any computer with Internet
access. You can create subdirectories, upload files, and download files to any of your iFolders.
All iFolders for the account are available, whether you are the owner or a member.
2.6 Client Features and Capabilities
The following table compares the features and capabilities of the iFolder client with a Novell iFolder
3.6 enterprise server to Novell iFolder 2.x.
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Table 2-1 Comparison of Novell iFolder 2.x and 3.6
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Feature or Capability Novell iFolder 2.x Client
Download location The iFolder download page is
iFolder Client with a Novell iFolder
3.6 Enterprise Server
The administrator provides a
download site where users can
http://serveraddress/
iFolder
download the iFolder client, such
as the iFolder 3.6 Welcome page
on the iFolder enterprise server.
Replace serveraddress with
the IP address or DNS name of
your iFolder server. For example,
192.168.1.1 or
nifsvr1.example.com.
The path is case sensitive.
Default location of the iFolder
directory on a client
Windows: C:\Documents and
Settings\username\My
Documents\iFolder\userna
Anywhere you want to create an
iFolder on your Windows or Linux
computers.
me\Home
Linux: /home/userid/
ifolder/userid
Connect to server Log in to one account at a time. Set up accounts for multiple
iFolder domains and log in to one
or more as desired.
Authenticated access Yes, with username and
password authentication via your
LDAP server.
Yes, with username and
password authentication via your
LDAP server.
Encrypted data transfer Yes, with the encrypted iFolder
option.
The Blowfish algorithm is applied
with a user-specified passphrase.
iFolder data stored encrypted on
the server
Yes, with the encrypted iFolder
option
The user must specify a
passphrase when first creating
the iFolder account.
iFolder data stored encrypted on
clients
No
iFolder data is stored
unencrypted on the client. Use
third-party local encryption
options, if needed.
Create an iFolder Yes, by logging in to the server for
the first time after being
provisioned for iFolder services.
Yes, with encrypted iFolder
option.
The Blowfish algorithm is applied
with a user-specified passphrase.
Administrators control whether
connections use encryption or
HTTP.
Yes, with the encrypted iFolder
option
The user must specify a
passphrase when first creating
the iFolder account.
No
iFolder data is stored
unencrypted on the client. Use
third-party local encryption
options, if needed.
Yes, by selecting any local
directory and making it an iFolder.
You can create multiple iFolders
in each of your iFolder accounts.
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Feature or Capability Novell iFolder 2.x Client
Maximum iFolders per username One Multiple. You can own or
Share an iFolder across multiple
computers
Share an iFolder with other users Not as designed, but it is
Yes, by logging in to an iFolder
server from a computer with the
iFolder client, or by accessing the
iFolder via the Web with
NetStorage.
possible.
The administrator can create a
username for this purpose.
Membership in the iFolder is
determined by who has access to
the password for that username
and its iFolder account.
iFolder Client with a Novell iFolder
3.6 Enterprise Server
participate in an almost-unlimited
number of iFolders in one or
multiple accounts.
Yes, by logging in to an iFolder
account from another computer
with an iFolder client and setting
up the available iFolder.
You can select which of the
iFolders you own or participate in
to set up on each computer,
according to your needs at each
location.
Yes, as the owner user or a
member user with the Full Control
right.
For each iFolder, specify a
list of users.
For each member of an
iFolder, specify different
levels of access with the Full
Control, Read/Write, or
Read Only right.
Participate in a shared iFolder
owned by another user
Allows the owner of a shared
iFolder to transfer ownership of a
shared iFolder to another user
Allows the iFolder owner to
transfer ownership the iFolder to
another user
Not as designed, but it is possible
if the iFolder’s owner shares his
or her username and password.
IMPORTANT: Sharing a
password is a security risk and is
never recommended.
No Yes
No Yes
Yes, if the owner adds you as a
member.
After the owner makes you a
member of the iFolder, you can
view the shared iFolder listed on
your iFolders window. Use the
iFolder Setup function to activate
the iFolder on one or more
computers where you want to
participate.
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Feature or Capability Novell iFolder 2.x Client
Maximum file size Software limits file size to 4 GB.
Below 4 GB, the maximum file
size depends on the server’s and
clients’ local file systems.
For example, on Windows clients,
FAT32 limits file sizes to 4 GB. On
Linux, EXT2 limits file sizes to 2
GB.
Restrict synchronization by
including or excluding files by file
type, such as .mp3
Maximum number of directories 32,765 No software restrictions; depends
Disk quotas No An owner can specify a quota for
No Yes, with policies set by the
iFolder Client with a Novell iFolder
3.6 Enterprise Server
There are no software
restrictions, but the administrator
can specify the maximum file size
that users can synchronize as a
system-wide policy.
Below the administrative
maximum, the practical maximum
file size depends on the server’s
and clients’ local file systems.
administrator that can apply
system-wide, to individual user
accounts, or to individual
iFolders.
on the server’s and clients’ local
file systems.
each iFolder, but the total
combined administrative quotas
for all owned iFolders cannot
exceed the user’s system-wide
quota.
Minimum synchronization interval You set a synchronization interval
for each workstation. The value
cannot be less than the systemwide setting or individual user
setting.
Allows users to suspend
synchronization for a given client
computer
Yes, using any of the following
methods:
Log out of the iFolder server
Disable Automatic
Synchronization in the
iFolder Preferences tab. You
can remain logged in, and
then synchronize when you
want with the Synchronize
Now option.
Remote access to iFolder data on
the server
Yes, using Novell NetStorage
Your administrator must configure
NetStorage for iFolder services.
An iFolder member can specify a
quota for the iFolder on each
computer where the iFolder is set
up.
You set a synchronization interval
for each computer that applies to
all iFolders in all accounts on that
computer.
Yes, using any of the following
methods:
Log out of the iFolder server
account
Disable Automatic
Synchronization
Disable the account in the
Account window (deselect
Enable Account)
Yes, using iFolder 3.6 Web
Access
Your administrator must configure
an iFolder 3.6 Web Access
server.
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Feature or Capability Novell iFolder 2.x Client
Backup of local files to a network
server
Backup support to restore deleted
files
Files in your local iFolders are
backed up on the iFolder server.
Administrators must back up and
restore the entire iFolder
contents.
iFolder Client with a Novell iFolder
3.6 Enterprise Server
Files in your local iFolders are
backed up on the iFolder
enterprise server.
Administrators can back up the
entire iFolder account or
individual iFolders, directories,
and files in the account. They can
restore as individual files,
directories, iFolders, or accounts.
2.7 Web Access Features and Capabilities
The following table compares the features and capabilities of Novell iFolder 3.6 Web Access to
Novell iFolder 2.x.
Table 2-2 Comparison of Web Access for Novell iFolder 2.x and 3.6
Feature or Capability Novell iFolder 2.x Web Access Novell iFolder 3.6 Web Access
Web access method For iFolder 2.1.4 and earlier, the
Java* applet or Novell NetStorage
(for NetWare® servers only)
iFolder 3.6 Web Access server for
Novell Open Enterprise Server
2.0 Linux
For iFolder 2.1.5 and later, Novell
NetStorage for Novell Open
Enterprise Server (both Linux and
NetWare servers)
Web access location
Connect to server or domain The user has only one iFolder per
http://serveraddress/
iFolder
Replace serveraddress with
the IP address or DNS name of
your iFolder server. For example,
192.168.1.1 or
nifsvr1.example.com
The path is case sensitive.
username. The user accesses
the iFolder server where his or
her files are located for that
username.
http://serveraddress/
webalias
Replace serveraddress with
the IP address or DNS name of
your iFolder server. For example,
10.10.1.1 or
nifsvr1.example.com.
Replace webalias with the
administrator-specified path. The
default path is /ifolder. The
path is case sensitive. For
example:
http://10.10.1.1/ifolder
You separately access the
different domain where you have
accounts. All iFolders for the
individual account are available.
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Authenticated access Yes, with username and
password authentication via your
LDAP server.
Encrypted data transfer Yes, with the encrypted iFolder
option.
The Blowfish algorithm is applied
with a user-specified passphrase.
2.8 What’s Next
For more information on iFolder, see the following:
Chapter 4, “Novell iFolder Migration and Upgrade,” on page 33
Chapter 5, “Getting Started,” on page 41
Yes, with username and
password authentication via your
LDAP server.
Yes, with the encrypted iFolder
option.
The Blowfish algorithm is applied
with a user-specified passphrase.
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Using iFolder with Novell iFolder
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3.6
This section discusses how the iFolderTM client works with Novell® iFolder® 3.6.
Section 3.1, “Novell iFolder 3.6,” on page 27
Section 3.2, “Benefits of Using iFolder 3.6 Services,” on page 27
Section 3.3, “Sharing iFolders Through an iFolder 3.6 Enterprise Server,” on page 28
Section 3.4, “Key Features of iFolder 3.6,” on page 29
Section 3.5, “What’s Next,” on page 31
3.1 Novell iFolder 3.6
Novell iFolder 3.6 delivers all the benefits of earlier iFolder versions and adds new features to it for
greater productivity and flexibility for managing files securely in a collaborative environment.
NOTE: Your administrator must configure Novell iFolder 3.6 services. For information, see the
Novell iFolder 3.6 Administration Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/beta/ifolder3) on
the Novell iFolder 3.x Documentation Web Site (http://www.novell.com/documentation/ifolder3).
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Enterprise Server
The iFolder 3.6 enterprise server provides central storage, synchronization, and backup of files in
your local iFolders. It allows local files to automatically follow you everywhere—online, offline, all
the time—across computers. You simply save your files locally, as you have always done. The client
automatically updates your iFolders’ local files to the iFolder 3.6 enterprise server, which delivers
them to other user computers that share the iFolders.
Web Access Server
For mobile users, the iFolder 3.6 Web Access server provides anywhere, anytime access to your
iFolder files on the iFolder 3.6 enterprise server. All you need is a Web browser and an Internet or
network connection.
3.2 Benefits of Using iFolder 3.6 Services
In addition to the Section 1.1, “Benefits of iFolder,” on page 11, using the iFolder client with Novell
iFolder 3.6 provides the following capabilities:
Allows you to create iFolders and store file securely on a central enterprise server for anytime,
anywhere access through a passphrase known only to you.In the case of forgetting your
passphrase, the recovery agent will help you recover your data. You can also reset your
passphrase for future use
Synchronizes files at any time through a central server with improved availability, reliability,
and performance over other sharing methods
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Backs up local files to a server
Allows administrators to back up iFolders to backup media
Allows administrators to restore files or entire iFolder contents from backup media
Allows all iFolders in the enterprise to be managed centrally with policy-based administration
tools
Allows all iFolders in the server to be managed via enhanced Web Access console
3.3 Sharing iFolders Through an iFolder 3.6 Enterprise Server
In the following example, Ulrik owns an iFolder named Denmark and shares it via his iFolder
enterprise account with Nigel, Luc, and Alice. Nigel travels frequently, so he also sets up the iFolder
on his laptop. iFolder members can upload and download files from the Denmark iFolder from
anywhere, using the iFolder Web Access server. In addition, Alice shares a non-work iFolder with
her friend Ulrik. In this example, an asterisk next to the folder name indicates the iFolder owner.
Figure 3-1 Collaboration and Sharing with iFolder
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The iFolder client synchronizes the most recent version of documents to all authorized users of your
shared iFolder. All that you and other iFolder members need is an active network connection and the
iFolder client. With an enterprise server, your iFolders are stored centrally where they are easily
accessed by all iFolder members in a Multi-server environment.
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3.4 Key Features of iFolder 3.6
In addition to “Key Features of iFolder” on page 13, using the iFolder client with Novell iFolder 3.6
provides enhanced capabilities for the following features:
Section 3.4.1, “The iFolder Client,” on page 29
Section 3.4.2, “iFolder Enterprise Server Account,” on page 29
Section 3.4.3, “Shared iFolders,” on page 30
Section 3.4.4, “iFolder Access Rights,” on page 30
Section 3.4.5, “Encryption Policy Settings,” on page 30
Section 3.4.6, “Security Settings,” on page 30
Section 3.4.7, “Multi-Server Support,” on page 31
Section 3.4.8, “Multi-Volume Support,” on page 31
Section 3.4.9, “File Synchronization and Data Management,” on page 31
3.4.1 The iFolder Client
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Use the version of the iFolder client that is approved by your system administrator. Typically,
compatible iFolder clients are downloadable from the enterprise server’s iFolder 3 Welcome page.
Contact your system administrator for this information.
For download instructions, see Section 5.2, “Downloading the iFolder Client Install Files,” on
page 43.
For prerequisites and install instructions, see “Getting Started” on page 41.
3.4.2 iFolder Enterprise Server Account
Your administrator provisions an account for you on at least one iFolder 3.6 enterprise server.
iFolder supports only one account for a given iFolder server domain under your current local login
identity. If you have multiple identities on the local computer, each identity can have its own account
on the same server. However, only one local user identity at a time can log in to the iFolder server
from that computer.
Each local identity on a computer must have its own copy of the iFolders related to its accounts. If
you share iFolders between users who share the same computer, multiple copies of those iFolders
must be stored locally where each user can modify the files within the user’s assigned workspace.
Contact your system administrator for the IP address (such as 192.168.1.1) or DNS name (such
as ifolder3svr1.example.com) of each iFolder 3.6 enterprise server where you have been
assigned an account. Log in to the server with the username and password for the account.
You must set up your enterprise server account before you can set up iFolders for it. The iFolder
client allows you to set up multiple accounts, where a single account represents a given enterprise
server. You specify the server address, username, and password to uniquely identify an account. On
your computer, log in as the local user identity you plan to use to access an account and its iFolders,
then set up the iFolder. Under your local login, you can set up multiple iFolder accounts, but each
account must belong to a different iFolder enterprise server.
For information, see Section 6.2, “Configuring an iFolder Account,” on page 51.
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3.4.3 Shared iFolders
For your enterprise server account, you can share iFolders only with other users who also have an
account on the same enterprise server. Contact your system administrator if you need to share
iFolders with a user or group of users who are not yet provisioned for services on that server.
The server hosts every iFolder created for that account. When you create an iFolder, the enterprise
server makes it available to the specified list of users.
3.4.4 iFolder Access Rights
When you use the iFolder client with iFolder 3.6, the administrator can provide the following
support services:
Transfer ownership of an iFolder to any user on the iFolder server, even if the user is not
currently a member of the iFolder.
Modify the access right for a member.
Set a disk quota policy that restricts the amount of disk space that a user can consume for his or
her iFolders. The policy can apply system-wide for all users or be set for an individual user.
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To view the disk quota setting for your account, see Section 6.4, “Viewing and Modifying
iFolder Account Settings,” on page 58 after you set up your enterprise server account.
If an owner user is deleted as a user for the iFolder enterprise server, the iFolders owned by the
user are orphaned. Orphaned iFolders are assigned temporarily to the iFolder administrator,
who serves as a temporary custodial owner. Membership and synchronization continues while
the iFolder administrator determines whether an orphaned iFolder should be deleted or
assigned to a new owner.
3.4.5 Encryption Policy Settings
iFolder 3.6 provide higher security for your sensitive files. With encryption policy set to On, all
your iFolder files are transferred and stored encrypted on the iFolder enterprise server. Your iFolder
Admin determines the encryption policy for your iFolders. If encryption is enabled, You will have
the option to choose between encrypted and Shared. If you choose the former, the data is encrypted
with your secret passphrase as it travels across the wire and stored on the iFolder server. For more
information, see Section 7.10, “Managing Passphrase for Encrypted iFolders,” on page 85.
3.4.6 Security Settings
Whenever iFolder connects to an enterprise server to synchronize files, it connects with HTTP or
connections to the server, and the server authenticates the user against its LDAP directory service.
Your iFolder administrator determines whether iFolder traffic uses HTTP based iFolder settings.If
there is no policy settings to set, one can choose HTTP from the client policy settings.
You might need to configure the following settings on your local computer to accommodate this
traffic:
Section 6.6, “Configuring Local Firewall Settings for iFolder Traffic,” on page 64
Section 6.7, “Configuring Local Virus Scanner Settings for iFolder Traffic,” on page 66
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