Novell IFOLDER 3.7 Cross-Platform User Guide
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Contents
About This Guide 11
1 Overview of iFolder 13
1.1 Benefits of iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.2 Component Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.2.1 The iFolder Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.2.2 iFolder Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.2.3 iFolder Web Access Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.3 iFolder Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.4 Key Features of iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.4.1 iFolder Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.4.2 iFolder Access Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.4.3 LDAPGroup Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.4.4 SSL Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1.4.5 Merge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1.4.6 File Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1.4.7 Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1.4.8 Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.4.9 Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.4.10 Default iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.4.11 Enhanced Web Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1.4.12 Synchronization Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1.5 What’s Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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2What’s New 21
2.1 What’s New for iFolder 3.7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.2 What’s New for iFolder 3.6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.3 What’s New for iFolder 3.4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.4 What’s New for iFolder 3.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.5 What’s New for iFolder 3.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.6 What’s New for iFolder 3.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.7 What’s Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3 Using iFolder with Novell iFolder 3.7 25
3.1 Novell iFolder 3.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.2 Benefits of Using iFolder 3.7 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.3 Sharing iFolders Through an iFolder 3.7 Enterprise Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.4 Key Features of iFolder 3.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.4.1 The iFolder Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.4.2 iFolder Enterprise Server Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.4.3 Shared iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.4.4 iFolder Access Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.4.5 Encryption Policy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.4.6 Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.4.7 Multi-Server Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.4.8 Multi-Volume Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.4.9 Server Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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3.4.10 File Synchronization and Data Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.5 What’s Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4 Comparing Novell iFolder 2.x and 3.7 31
4.1 Client Features and Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.2 Web Access Features and Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5 Getting Started 37
5.1 Prerequisites and Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.1.1 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.1.2 Client Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.1.3 Mono . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.1.4 Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.1.5 Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.1.6 Enterprise Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.1.7 Web Access Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.2 Downloading the iFolder Client Install Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.3 Installing the iFolder Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.3.1 Installing iFolder for Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.3.2 Installing iFolder for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.3.3 Installing iFolder for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.4 Updating iFolder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.5 Updating Mono for Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.6 What’s Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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6 Novell iFolder Migration And Upgrade 45
6.1 Migrating from iFolder 2.x to iFolder 3.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6.1.1 Understanding the Migration Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6.1.2 Migration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6.2 Upgrading iFolder 3.x Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.2.1 Automatically Upgrading to iFolder 3.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.2.2 Manually Upgrading to iFolder 3.7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.3 Coexistence of Novell iFolder 2.x and iFolder Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
7 Managing iFolder Accounts and Preferences 51
7.1 Cross-Platform Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
7.2 Starting the iFolder Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
7.2.1 Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
7.2.2 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7.2.3 Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7.3 Configuring an iFolder Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
7.4 Logging In to an iFolder Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7.5 Viewing and Modifying iFolder Account Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
7.6 Configuring iFolder Preferences for the Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
7.7 Configuring Local Firewall Settings for iFolder Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
7.7.1 Using a Local Dynamic Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
7.7.2 Using a Local Static Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
7.8 Configuring Local Virus Scanner Settings for iFolder Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
7.9 Deleting an iFolder Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
7.10 Logging Out of an iFolder Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.10.1 Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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7.10.2 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.10.3 Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.11 Exiting the iFolder Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.12 What’s Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
8 Managing Your iFolders 77
8.1 Guidelines for the Location and Use of iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
8.2 Guidelines for File Types and Sizes to Not Synchronize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8.2.1 Operating System Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8.2.2 Hidden Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8.2.3 Database Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8.3 Naming Conventions for an iFolder and Its Folders and Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8.4 Understanding iFolder Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
8.5 Creating and Uploading an iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
8.5.1 Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
8.5.2 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
8.5.3 Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
8.5.4 Creating iFolders on a FAT32 Mount Point (Linux) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
8.6 Sharing an iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
8.6.1 Understanding User Access Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
8.6.2 Accessing the Sharing Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
8.6.3 Adding a User to an iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
8.6.4 Modifying User Access Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
8.6.5 Removing a User from an iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
8.6.6 Transferring Ownership to an iFolder User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
8.7 Viewing and Hiding Available iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
8.8 Merging iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
8.8.1 iFolder-to-Folder Merge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
8.8.2 Moving Existing iFolders to Different Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
8.8.3 Merging a Migrated 2.x iFolder to iFolder 3.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
8.9 Downloading an Available iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
8.10 Viewing and Configuring Properties of an iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
8.10.1 Understanding iFolder Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
8.10.2 Accessing iFolder Properties from a File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
8.10.3 Accessing iFolder Properties from the iFolder Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
8.11 Managing Passphrase for Encrypted iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
8.11.1 Recovering an Encrypted iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
8.11.2 Resetting the Passphrase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
8.12 Synchronizing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
8.12.1 Synchronizing Files on Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
8.12.2 Configuring the Synchronization Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
8.13 Resolving File Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
8.13.1 Resolving File Version Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
8.13.2 Resolving Filename Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
8.14 Moving an iFolder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
8.15 Reverting an iFolder to a Normal Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
8.16 Removing Membership From a Shared iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
8.17 Deleting an iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
8.18 What’s Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
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9 Using Novell iFolder 3.7 Web Access 105
9.1 Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
9.2 Creating a New iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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9.3 Browsing and Managing iFolders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
9.3.1 Viewing a List of Folders and Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9.3.2 Navigating Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9.3.3 Downloading a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9.3.4 Creating a New Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9.3.5 Deleting Folders or Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9.3.6 Uploading a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
9.3.7 Search Folders and Files in an iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
9.4 Searching iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
9.5 Managing iFolder Shared Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
9.5.1 Adding New Shared Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
9.5.2 Assigning Rights to the Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
9.6 Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
9.7 Viewing Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
9.8 Logging Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
A Uninstalling the iFolder Client 115
A.1 Before You Uninstall iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
A.2 iFolder Client for Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
A.3 iFolder Client for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
A.4 iFolder Client for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
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B.1 First Attempt at Connecting to The iFolder Server Fails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
B.2 iFolder Linux Client Fails to Display All the iFolders on the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
B.3 iFolder Client Fails to Start Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
B.3.1 Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
B.3.2 Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
B.3.3 Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
B.4 Encrypted iFolders Take a Long Time to Synchronize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
B.5 No Name Conflict When Filenames Differs Only By Case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
B.6 Resolving Name Conflict in Maintosh Client Throws Error. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
B.7 iFolder File Fails to Synchronize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
B.8 Client File Fails to Synchronize to the Server Even after Conflict Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
B.9 All iFolders in an Account Fail to Synchronize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
B.10 Problem Synchronizing Some Files on a FAT32 File System on Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
B.11 Client Fails to Set Up a New iFolder Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
B.12 Repopulating Contents of a Read Only iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
B.13 GroupWise Files Become Corrupted in an iFolder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
B.14 Possible Slowed Performance With ZoneAlarm 4.5 or Earlier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
C Documentation Updates 123
C.1 December 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
C.1.1 Starting the iFolder Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
C.1.2 Configuring an iFolder Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
C.1.3 Viewing and Modifying iFolder Account Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
C.1.4 Configuring iFolder Preferences for the Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
C.1.5 Comparing Novell iFolder 2.x and 3.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
C.1.6 Using a Local Static Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
C.1.7 Guidelines for the Location and Use of iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
C.1.8 Understanding iFolder Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
C.1.9 Creating and Uploading an iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
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C.1.10 Understanding iFolder Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
C.1.11 Deleting an iFolder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
C.1.12 Resolving File Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
C.1.13 Uploading a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
C.1.14 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
C.2 March 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
C.2.1 Merge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
C.2.2 Enhanced Conflict Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
C.2.3 Support for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
C.3 September 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
C.3.1 Benefits of iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
C.3.2 Key Features of iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
C.3.3 Using iFolder with Novell iFolder 3.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
C.3.4 What’s New for iFolder 3.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
C.3.5 Novell iFolder Migration and Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
C.3.6 Downloading the iFolder Client Install Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
C.3.7 Installing the iFolder Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
C.3.8 Configuring an iFolder Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
C.3.9 Viewing and Modifying the iFolder Account Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
C.3.10 Understanding iFolder Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
C.3.11 Managing Passphrase for Encrypted iFolders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
C.3.12 Using Novell iFolder 3.6 Web Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
C.4 August 15, 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
C.4.1 What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
C.4.2 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
C.4.3 Managing iFolder Accounts and Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
C.4.4 Managing iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
C.5 December 23, 2005 (Novell iFolder 3.2 for OES SP2 Linux) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
C.5.1 What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
C.5.2 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
C.5.3 Managing iFolder Accounts and Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
C.5.4 Managing iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
C.5.5 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
C.6 August 19, 2005 (Novell iFolder 3.1 for OES SP1 Linux) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
C.6.1 Overview of iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
C.6.2 Using iFolder with Novell iFolder 3.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
C.6.3 What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
C.6.4 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
C.6.5 Managing iFolder Accounts and Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
C.6.6 Managing iFolders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
C.6.7 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
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About This Guide
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This cross-platform user guide describes how to install and use the iFolder® 3.7 client on Linux*,
®
Macintosh* and Windows* platforms in combination with a Novell
iFolder® 3.7 enterprise server
and how to access iFolders via the iFolder 3.7 Web Access server.
Chapter 1, “Overview of iFolder,” on page 13
Chapter 2, “What’s New,” on page 21
Chapter 3, “Using iFolder with Novell iFolder 3.7,” on page 25
Chapter 4, “Comparing Novell iFolder 2.x and 3.7,” on page 31
Chapter 5, “Getting Started,” on page 37
Chapter 6, “Novell iFolder Migration And Upgrade,” on page 45
Chapter 7, “Managing iFolder Accounts and Preferences,” on page 51
Chapter 8, “Managing Your iFolders,” on page 77
Chapter 9, “Using Novell iFolder 3.7 Web Access,” on page 105
Appendix A, “Uninstalling the iFolder Client,” on page 115
Appendix B, “Troubleshooting,” on page 117
Appendix C, “Documentation Updates,” on page 123
Audience
This guide is intended for users of the iFolder client and iFolder Web access for Novell iFolder 3.7.
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 3.7 client documentation, see the following:
Novell iFolder Documentaion (http://www.novell.com/documentation/beta/ifolder3/)
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.
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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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Overview of iFolder
iFolderTM is a file-sharing application for Linux, Windows, and Macintosh clients. You can share
files in multiple iFolders, each with different users or LDAPGroups. 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 3.7 provides you a simple, hassle-free user interface for client-side migration from iFolder
2.x to iFolder 3.7, and for a client-side upgrade from iFolder 3.x to iFolder 3.7.
This section familiarizes you with the various benefits and features of iFolder:
Section 1.1, “Benefits of iFolder,” on page 13
Section 1.2, “Component Overview,” on page 14
Section 1.3, “iFolder Accounts,” on page 14
Section 1.4, “Key Features of iFolder,” on page 15
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Section 1.5, “What’s Next,” on page 19
1.1 Benefits of iFolder
iFolder provides the following benefits:
iFolder integrates with your native desktop environment, making it easy to create and manage
multiple iFolders.
iFolder 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, iFolder protects data as it travels across the wire and is stored on the
iFolder server.
With the enhanced Web Access console, you can access your files on the iFolder server from
any workstation without the iFolder client, and use a Web browser to perform all the operations
of iFolder client.
You can easily and selectively share personal and business files.
iFolder can migrate and upgrade your iFolder data to the latest version.
iFolder supports LDAPGroups.
You can 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.
iFolder 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.
iFolder provides secure authentication of members who access an iFolder to synchronize its
data.
iFolders 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 Component Overview
Section 1.2.1, “The iFolder Client,” on page 14
Section 1.2.2, “iFolder Server,” on page 14
Section 1.2.3, “iFolder Web Access Console,” on page 14
1.2.1 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 Vista* SP1
Windows XP SP2
Macintosh OS X (Intel architecture) v10.4.11 and later (requires Mono 1.2.x ). PowerPc
®
Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
architecture is not supported.
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1.2.2 iFolder Server
The iFolder enterprise server is a central repository for storing iFolders and synchronizing files.
Before you start using iFolder, you need to connect to an iFolder server by using the IP address
given by the administrator. For more information on iFolder accounts, see Section 1.3, “iFolder
Accounts,” on page 14.
iFolder 3.7 supports multi-server configuration, in which multiple servers participate in a single
iFolder domain. A master-slave setup constitutes a multi-server configuration, where one or more
slave servers are connected to a master server. This helps to host a large amount of data on your
iFolder domain. For more information, see Chapter 3, “Using iFolder with Novell iFolder 3.7,” on
page 25.
1.2.3 iFolder Web Access Console
The iFolder 3.7 Web Access console provides you an interface for remote access to iFolders on the
iFolder enterprise server. For more information on the Web Access Console, see Chapter 9, “Using
Novell iFolder 3.7 Web Access,” on page 105.
1.3 iFolder Accounts
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. You must
configure at least one iFolder account before you can create iFolders. For more information, see
Section 7.3, “Configuring an iFolder Account,” on page 55.
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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 7.3, “Configuring an iFolder Account,” on page 55.
1.4 Key Features of iFolder
Before you begin to use iFolder, it is important to understand the following key features:
Section 1.4.1, “iFolder Sharing,” on page 15
Section 1.4.2, “iFolder Access Rights,” on page 16
Section 1.4.3, “LDAPGroup Support,” on page 16
Section 1.4.4, “SSL Support,” on page 17
Section 1.4.5, “Merge,” on page 17
Section 1.4.6, “File Synchronization,” on page 17
Section 1.4.7, “Encryption,” on page 17
Section 1.4.8, “Migration,” on page 18
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Section 1.4.9, “Upgrade,” on page 18
Section 1.4.10, “Default iFolder,” on page 18
Section 1.4.11, “Enhanced Web Access,” on page 19
Section 1.4.12, “Synchronization Log,” on page 19
1.4.1 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 or LDAPGroups. For more information on shared iFolder, see “Shared iFolders” on page 16.
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
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.
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Shared iFolders
An iFolder is a local directory that selectively shares and synchronizes files via a central server with
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 both individual users and LDAPGroups.
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 requirements in Section 8.1, “Guidelines for
the Location and Use of iFolders,” on page 77.
1.4.2 iFolder Access Rights
The iFolder client supports the owner and three levels of access for members of an iFolder:
IMPORTANT: Members of an LDAPGroup inherit the access rights set for that group.
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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.
If an LDAPGroup owns an iFolders, all the member users of that group are given the full
control right.
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 or LDAPGroup 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.
1.4.3 LDAPGroup Support
iFolder supports LDAPGroups. You can share iFolders with LDAPGroups. Members of the
LDAPGroup can create, own and share iFolders with other individual users or other LDAPGroups.
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1.4.4 SSL Support
Novell iFolder allows you use a secure channel to synchronize between iFolders on the server and
on the local machine. You can enable secure channel for both regular and encrypted iFolders.
1.4.5 Merge
With Merge, you can consolidate the iFolder data and minimize the data transfer between the iFolder
client and the server. Merge also allows you to move an existing folder to a different location on the
client machine. For more information, see Section 8.8, “Merging iFolders,” on page 92.
1.4.6 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 automatically connects to the server and synchronize the data without prompting
for the password.
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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 also has delta synchronization capabilities. When you make any changes to an iFolder file,
only the deltas or changes are 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,because it reduces the synchronization time.
1.4.7 Encryption
iFolder 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. The figure given below gives you an idea of how
iFolder recover your lost data.
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Figure 1-1 Passphrase Recovery
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For more information on encryption, see “Managing Passphrase for Encrypted iFolders” on page 96.
IMPORTANT: You cannot share an Encrypted iFolder.
1.4.8 Migration
Novell iFolder provides a simple, hassle-free migration from iFolder 2.x to the iFolder client for
Novell iFolder 3.7. The Migration Wizard provided in the iFolder client helps you migrate the
existing iFolder 2.x data to iFolder 3.7 and later quickly and easily. For more information, see
“Novell iFolder Migration And Upgrade” on page 45.
1.4.9 Upgrade
Novell iFolder 3.7 provides a simple upgrade from iFolder 3.x to the iFolder client for Novell
iFolder 3.7. For more information, see Section 6.2, “Upgrading iFolder 3.x Clients,” on page 49.
1.4.10 Default iFolder
iFolder allows you to set up a default iFolder when you configure a new account. Whenever you
configure a new iFolder account, iFolder automatically checks for the presence of the default
iFolder. If you have not created a default iFolder, iFolder prompts you to create one. If it already
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exists, the iFolder client prompts you to download. You are also allowed to ignore both these
options. For more information, see Step 5 on page 60 in the Section 7.3, “Configuring an iFolder
Account,” on page 55.
1.4.11 Enhanced Web Access
iFolder 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 3.7 and later versions 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.
1.4.12 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. Whenever a synchronization error occurs, a synchronization log window is displayed listing
all the error messages.To view the log of your background activity, you must open the
Synchronization Log from the Vie w menu.
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1.5 What’s Next
For information about configuring using the iFolder client, see the following:
Chapter 7, “Managing iFolder Accounts and Preferences,” on page 51
Chapter 8, “Managing Your iFolders,” on page 77
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What’s New
The iFolderTM client for Novell® iFolder® 3.x offers many new capabilities. This section identifies
the new features and compares client services, management, and functions to iFolder 2.x.
Section 2.1, “What’s New for iFolder 3.7,” on page 21
Section 2.2, “What’s New for iFolder 3.6,” on page 21
Section 2.3, “What’s New for iFolder 3.4,” on page 22
Section 2.4, “What’s New for iFolder 3.2,” on page 22
Section 2.5, “What’s New for iFolder 3.1,” on page 22
Section 2.6, “What’s New for iFolder 3.0,” on page 22
Section 2.7, “What’s Next,” on page 23
For additional information about key features of Novell iFolder 3.7, see the Novell iFolder 3.7
Administration Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/ifolder3).
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2.1 What’s New for iFolder 3.7
The following capabilities and features were added in the iFolder client for Novell iFolder 3.7:
Added support for LDAP Groups.
Added support for SSL communication.
Added support for Vista and Macintosh platforms.
Improved file conflict management.
Added support for server migration.
Added Merge functionality.
2.2 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 features 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.
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2.3 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.
2.4 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.
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 7.3, “Configuring an iFolder Account,” on page 55.
2.5 What’s New for iFolder 3.1
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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 7.1, “Cross-Platform Considerations,” on page 51.
The version of Mono
®
used for Linux and Macintosh clients in 3.1 is 1.1.7.7x
2.6 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.
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.
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2.7 What’s Next
For more information on iFolder, see the following:
Chapter 3, “Using iFolder with Novell iFolder 3.7,” on page 25
Chapter 4, “Comparing Novell iFolder 2.x and 3.7,” on page 31
Chapter 5, “Getting Started,” on page 37
Chapter 6, “Novell iFolder Migration And Upgrade,” on page 45
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Using iFolder with Novell iFolder
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3.7
This section discusses how the iFolderTM client works with Novell® iFolder® 3.7.
Section 3.1, “Novell iFolder 3.7,” on page 25
Section 3.2, “Benefits of Using iFolder 3.7 Services,” on page 25
Section 3.3, “Sharing iFolders Through an iFolder 3.7 Enterprise Server,” on page 26
Section 3.4, “Key Features of iFolder 3.7,” on page 26
Section 3.5, “What’s Next,” on page 29
3.1 Novell iFolder 3.7
Novell iFolder 3.7 delivers all the benefits of earlier iFolder versions and adds new features for
greater productivity and flexibility for managing files securely in a collaborative environment.
NOTE: Your administrator must configure Novell iFolder 3.7 services. For more information, see
the Novell iFolder 3.7 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 3.7 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 3.7 enterprise server, which delivers
them to other user computers that share the iFolders.
Web Access Server
For mobile users, the iFolder 3.7 Web Access server provides anywhere, anytime access to your
iFolder files on the iFolder 3.7 enterprise server. All you need is a Web browser and an Internet or
network connection.
3.2 Benefits of Using iFolder 3.7 Services
In addition to the benefits mentioned in Section 1.1, “Benefits of iFolder,” on page 13, using the
iFolder client with Novell iFolder 3.7 provides the following capabilities:
You can create iFolders and store files securely on a central enterprise server for anytime,
anywhere access through a passphrase known only to you. If you forget your passphrase, the
Recovery agent helps you recover your data. You can also reset your passphrase for future use.
You can synchronizes files at any time through a central server, with improved availability,
reliability, and performance over other sharing methods.
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You can back up local files to a server.
You can back up iFolders to backup media.
You can restore files or entire iFolder contents from backup media.
You can centrally manage all iFolders in the enterprise server with policy-based administration
tools.
You can manage all iFolders on the server via an enhanced Web Access console.
3.3 Sharing iFolders Through an iFolder 3.7 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.
3.4 Key Features of iFolder 3.7
In addition to the features described in “Key Features of iFolder” on page 15, using the iFolder
client with Novell iFolder 3.7 provides enhanced capabilities for the following features:
Section 3.4.1, “The iFolder Client,” on page 27
Section 3.4.2, “iFolder Enterprise Server Account,” on page 27
Section 3.4.3, “Shared iFolders,” on page 28
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Section 3.4.4, “iFolder Access Rights,” on page 28
Section 3.4.5, “Encryption Policy Settings,” on page 28
Section 3.4.6, “Security Settings,” on page 28
Section 3.4.7, “Multi-Server Support,” on page 29
Section 3.4.8, “Multi-Volume Support,” on page 29
Section 3.4.9, “Server Migration,” on page 29
Section 3.4.10, “File Synchronization and Data Management,” on page 29
3.4.1 The iFolder Client
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 39.
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For prerequisites and installation instructions, see “Getting Started” on page 37.
3.4.2 iFolder Enterprise Server Account
Your administrator provisions an account for you on at least one iFolder 3.7 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.
iFolder 3.7 introduces a new feature, auto-account creation, which helps the iFolder administrator to
create and configure an account for you. If your iFolder administrator has enabled auto-account
creation, you don’t need to configure an account for yourself. When you start an iFolder for the first
time, you are prompted to enter your password. Enter your password to complete configuring the
account.
If auto-account creation is not enabled, contact your system administrator for the IP address (such as
192.168.1.1
server where you have been assigned an account. Log in to the server with the username and
password for the account.
) or DNS name (such as
ifolder3svr1.example.com
) of each iFolder 3.7 enterprise
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 7.3, “Configuring an iFolder Account,” on page 55.
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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 3.7, 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 can be set for an individual user.
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To view the disk quota setting for your account, see Section 7.5, “Viewing and Modifying
iFolder Account Settings,” on page 64 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 3.7 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 regular. 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 8.11, “Managing Passphrase for Encrypted iFolders,” on page 96.
3.4.6 Security Settings
Whenever iFolder connects to an enterprise server to synchronize files, it connects with HTTP
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 are no policy settings to set, you 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 7.7, “Configuring Local Firewall Settings for iFolder Traffic,” on page 71
Section 7.8, “Configuring Local Virus Scanner Settings for iFolder Traffic,” on page 72
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3.4.7 Multi-Server Support
Handling large amount of data and provisioning multiple enterprise users in a corporate
environment is a major task for any administrator. iFolder 3.7 simplifies these tasks with multiserver configuration lets administrators provision many users and host large amount of data on your
iFolder domain. Your Admin can scale up the domain across servers to enterprise-level requirements
by adding multiple servers to a single domain. This allows you to leverage the under-utilized servers
in an iFolder domain.
3.4.8 Multi-Volume Support
One of the key features of iFolder is its storage scalability. With multi-volume support, Internet
service providers and enterprise data centers can manage large amounts of data above the file system
restrictions per volume. This facilitates moving data between the volumes, based on file size and
storage space availability.
3.4.9 Server Migration
iFolder 3.7 supports iFolder 2.x to iFolder 3.7 server migration. The server migration plug-in
bundled with iFolder 3.7 convert the iFolder 2.x data format to that of iFolder 3.7. Using OES 2 SP1
Migration tools, you can migrate the data from 2.x to iFolder 3.7 on OES 2 Linux SP1.
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3.4.10 File Synchronization and Data Management
Your iFolder files are synchronized through the iFolder 3.7 server, where the iFolder administrator
can optionally back up the iFolder files from the server to backup media. Contact your administrator
if you need to recover a backup copy of a deleted or modified file.
3.5 What’s Next
If you currently use Novell iFolder 2.x or 3.x in your environment, make sure to read the following:
To Understand This Functionality Read This
Comparing the capabilities of Novell iFolder 2.x
and Novell iFolder 3.7.
Coexistence and migration for iFolder client for
Novell iFolder 3.7 and the Novell iFolder 2.x
client.
How to upgrade the iFolder 3.4 client to iFolder
3.7
Chapter 4, “Comparing Novell iFolder 2.x and
3.7,” on page 31
Section 6.1, “Migrating from iFolder 2.x to iFolder
3.7,” on page 45
Section 6.3, “Coexistence of Novell iFolder 2.x
and iFolder Clients,” on page 50
Section 6.2, “Upgrading iFolder 3.x Clients,” on
page 49
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