This section discusses the following:
Install the iFolder client on every workstation that you typically use, including your desktops and laptops at work and home. The client supports the following Linux desktops:
You need the iFolder client on your workstation to take advantage of the automatic synchronization feature of iFolder. However, you can access your files on the iFolder server from any computer or handheld device using a Web browser and an active Internet or network connection.
Your iFolder administrator must provision your username for iFolder services before you can create and activate an iFolder account for that username. Typically, your username is the same as your network user ID. If you want to share an iFolder account with a small group of users, ask your iFolder administrator to create and provision a shared identity in the LDAP directory.
Before you install the client, make sure your workstation meets the following prerequisites:
For iFolder icon to be visible on the panel, ensure Notification Area / System Tray is present on GNOME /KDE.
Log on to the super user mode. This ensures that you have privileges to install software.
(Conditional) Uninstall any prototype version of the client that exists on the desktop. This ensures a clean install.
Download the novell-ifolder-client.rpm file, the client install program.
Launch a Web browser.
Go to the beta download Web site.
From the beta Web site, download the .rpm file to a local download directory
Extract and install the .rpm file by executing the following command at the console prompt:
rpm -i novell-ifolder-client.rpm -h -v
Or
rpm -U novell-ifolder-client.rpm -h -v
where
For more details, refer to the man page of rpm command by executing man rpm at the system console.
Wait while the rpm extracts and installs the package.
Verify that the package was installed successfully by executing the following:
rpm -qa | grep novell-ifolder-client
where
-grep: Enables the search for the specified file
View the list of files by executing the following:
rpm - ql novell-ifolder-client
where
ql: Enables query list
View the iFolder man page by executing man novell-ifolder-client at the system console.
Continue with Configuration Procedures.
To automatically start iFolder Linux client, when the Linux System reboots, complete the following:
Select System > Personal Settings >Sessions.
In Sessions screen, select Startup Programs tab, Press Add and then add the following to the start up command:
/opt/novell/ifolder/bin/novell-ifolder-client
Include the link in $HOME/.kde/Autostart.
Install the iFolder client on every workstation that you typically use, including your desktops and laptops at work and home. The client supports the following Microsoft* operating systems:
You need the iFolder client on your workstation to take advantage of the automatic synchronization feature of iFolder. However, you can access your files on the iFolder server from any computer or handheld device using a Web browser and an active Internet or network connection.
Your iFolder administrator must provision your username for iFolder services before you can create and activate an iFolder account for that username. Typically, your username is the same as your network user ID. If you want to share an iFolder account with a small group of users, ask your iFolder administrator to create and provision a shared identity in the LDAP directory.
Before you install the client, make sure your workstation meets the following prerequisites:
For Windows 2000 or XP systems only, Windows requires that you log on to Windows as a user with Windows administrator privileges to install software.
The administrator user installs the iFolder client once per workstation. After the install, multiple workstation users can configure multiple iFolder accounts on the workstation using the client. However, iFolder associates any given iFolder account with the first Windows user who configures it for the workstation. Users of the account must be logged on as that Windows user to access the iFolder account using the client. If users are logged on the workstation as different Windows users, they must access the account using Novell NetDrive or a Web browser.
From a Web browser, go to your iFolder Web site to download the iFolder client install program (such as ifolderclient.exe) to a local download directory.
Get the iFolder Web site's URL from your iFolder administrator. The general format of the URL is http://nif1.your-domain-name.com/iFolder, where nif1.your-domain-name.com is the actual DNS name or IP address of your iFolder server.
Locate the iFolder client install program in the download directory, then double-click it to begin the install.
Follow the on-screen instructions during the install.
Read and accept the End User License Agreement. It is provided in multiple languages.
Specify the directory path where you want to install the iFolder client. By default, this path is c:\program files\novell\ifolder.
View the Readme file, if desired.
After the install is complete, start an iFolder session to configure iFolder for this workstation, using one of the following methods:
Continue with Configuration Procedures.