CIFS configure, How to?

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manmeet

Hi All,

I have installed Alfresco 1.4 community Jboss bundle on Windows XP. This works fine.

Now, I would like to configure it to use the CIFS feature. What all steps I need to follow? Also I couldn't locate a wiki page to do the same. So please help.

Do I need to copy some files or make some configuration changes, do let me know. I would like to start using the CIFS feature asap.

Any assistance in this regard shall be appreciated.

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-Manmeet

marwestermann

Hi found this at the README_war.txt:

To enable the CIFS server on a Windows platform, the Win32NetBIOS.dll in 'C:\alfresco\bin'
needs to be copied into a folder on the system path, such as 'c:\windows\system32'.  The
Alfresco server will need to be re-started once the dll has been copied.

Once the Alfresco server is running, it should be possible to connect to it by mapping a
drive to it.  The name to use for the mapping is based on the name of the server on which
Alfresco is running, with '_A' on the end.  For example, if the PC name is 'MYPC01', then
the CIFS server name will be 'MYPC01_A'.  To map the drive, open Windows Explorer, go
to the Tools menu and select 'Map Network Drive…'.  In the Map Network Drive dialog,
choose the drive letter you wish to use.  To locate the CIFS server, click the 'Browse…'
button and find the server name as described above.  You should then have the option to
select a folder within it called 'alfresco'.  Click 'OK' to select the folder, then click
'Finish' to map the drive.  You should now have access to the Alfresco repository from
the mapped drive.  If the CIFS server name does not show in the browse dialog, you may also
enter the folder location directly in the dialog, for example '\\MYPC01_A\alfresco'.

To check the CIFS server name and whether it is running, enter the command 'nbtstat -n'
from a Command Prompt.  One of the listed names should be the CIFS server name.

If you are unable to connect to the CIFS server, then depending on your network, you may need
to configure the domain for CIFS to use.  You will need to have started the Alfresco server
at least once to be able to do this.  To set the domain, edit the 'file-servers-custom.xml'
file in the '<config>/alfresco/extension' directory and add the
domain into the following line:
   <host name="${localname}_A"/>
so that it is something like:
   <host name="${localname}_A" domain="MYDOMAIN"/>

You will need to restart the Alfresco server for this to take effect.


Greets Marco Westermann