Re: Unique Initial Directories in ACS IFS Module For Multiple

Hi Jacob

I am kind of thinking out loud here, but could you perhaps just create
symbolic links in whatever the "landing directory" in the IFS is defined as
?

User starts ACS IFS -> goes into the "landing directory" -> see links to
their folders

I ran a little test using the Qshell command ln -s command and also the
ADDLNK command and they both showed up fine when I browsed the IFS using ACS

Not sure how many you have to create, or whether there are opinions about
the mess this might create, but it seems slightly more maintainable than a
bunch of configurations.

On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 8:12 AM Jacob Banda <jnbanda@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Great.

Now here's the gotcha. Let's say that SystemA and SystemB actually point to
the same system, but are defined with different/multiple names in ACS to
help end-users identify legacy NetServer share names. Is there a property
in
ACS that would allow me to override the Initial Directory on a per-system
basis? I know this is an odd request, but it seems reasonable given the
fact
that each system could have it's own properties file in ACS for settings
like this.

We are on the final stretch of removing the last few mapped drives to a
system with NetServer, but some users had multiple shares mapped that
pointed to different IFS paths. IFS permissions for the user are already
fixed, so I'm not worried about them browsing around the IFS. I just wanted
to help ease the transition by defining multiple "Systems" that had the
names of their previous shares, but with different Initial Directories. The
NetServer share names don't match up with their actual IFS counterparts.

I could just tell them that they need to learn the folder paths for those
shares on the IFS. The majority of those shares are under one folder. Then
I
could just set that path as the default and have them learn the folder
names.

------------
Jacob
------------

date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 12:02:07 -0600
from: Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: Unique Initial Directories in ACS IFS Module For Multiple
Systems

Sure it is. It actually comes from the default directory on the user
profile that starts the session. Set it to "Home Directory"

--
Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 11:51 AM Jacob Banda <jnbanda@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Is there a way to customize the IFS Initial Directory when launched in
ACS for multiple systems? Currently it appears that the path location
is global to all defined systems. For example, if I have the initial
directory set up as '/home/user1' on SystemA, the IFS module attempts
to start at that same path on SystemB. I want to be able to have
different Initial Directories for each system. Is this possible?



ACS > Integrated File System > Menu Bar > Edit > Preferences > Initial
Directory > Specify a location.

ACS version 1.1.8.8



------------
Jacob
------------

--
This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list
To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
visit: https://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l
or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
at https://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.

Please contact support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for any subscription related
questions.

Help support midrange.com by shopping at amazon.com with our affiliate
link: https://amazon.midrange.com