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8.6 Configuring iFolder Administrators
In iManager, expand the Novell iFolder 3 role, select System > Administrators to open the System
page to the Administrators tab.
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Section 8.6.1, "Understanding the iFolder Admin User," on page 93
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Section 8.6.2, "Adding the iFolder Admin Right for a User," on page 93
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Section 8.6.3, "Removing the iFolder Admin Right for a User," on page 93
8.6.1 Understanding the iFolder Admin User
The iFolder Admin user is the primary administrator of the iFolder enterprise server. Whenever
iFolders are orphaned, ownership is transferred to the iFolder Admin user for re-assignment to
another user or for deletion. You initially specify the iFolder Admin user during the iFolder
enterprise server configuration in YaST. For information, see
Enterprise Server," on page
The iFolder Admin user must be provisioned to enable the iFolder Admin to perform management
tasks. iFolder tracks this user by the LDAP object GUID, allowing it to belong to any LDAP context
in the tree, even those that are not identified as search contexts. The user's movement can be tracked
anywhere in the tree because it is known by the GUID, not the user DN.
The iFolder Admin right can be assigned to other users so that they can also manage iFolder services
for the selected server. Use the Administrators page in the Novell iFolder 3 plug-in to iManager to
add or remove the iFolder Admin right for users. Only users who are in one of the contexts specified
in the LDAP Search DN are eligible to be equivalent to the iFolder Admin user. For information, see
Section 8.4, "Configuring the LDAP Settings for an iFolder Server," on page
If you assign the iFolder Admin right to other users, those users are governed by the iFolder user list
and Search DN relationship. The user is removed from the user list and stripped of the iFolder
Admin right if you delete the user, remove the user's context from the list of Search DNs, or move
the user to a context that is not in the Search DNs.
8.6.2 Adding the iFolder Admin Right for a User
You add the iFolder Admin right to one user at a time, but you can assign it to multiple users.
Repeat the following process for each user who you want to become an iFolder Admin user:
1 In iManager, expand the Novell iFolder 3 role, select System, then wait for the page to refresh.
2 Select Administrators to view a list of users with the iFolder Admin right.
3 Click Add to open the User Search page.
4 Search for the user who you want to give the iFolder Admin right.
5 Select the User check box next to the user, then select OK.
The username is added in the list of users with the iFolder Admin right.
8.6.3 Removing the iFolder Admin Right for a User
You can delete the iFolder Admin right from all users in the list except the original iFolder Admin
user.
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Section 6.2, "Configuring the iFolder
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Managing iFolder Services
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