NOTE: To perform the steps in this section, you must have completed all the instructions in Novell iFolder.
The steps in this section are required to activate an important feature of Novell iFolder®: encryption of user data in the iFolder data store.
Data encryption is automatically set up when users access their accounts for the first time through the iFolder client or using Novell NetDrive.
On the other hand, if users access their files for the first time through NetStorage or Virtual Office, they are not prompted to set a passphrase and their data is not encrypted in the data store.
From a browser on a Windows workstation, access the iFolder server using the following URL:
http://IP_or_DNS/iFolder
where IP_or_DNS is the IP address or DNS name of your NNLS server.
In the left pane, click the Download link.
In the Download dialog box, click Open.
Click Next > Next.
Read the license agreement, then close the license window.
Click Yes to accept the license terms.
(Optional) Specify an alternate location for the program files.
Click Next > Finish.
(Optional) Read the iFolder Readme file, then close the Readme window.
Click Finish to restart the computer.
After the computer restarts, read the information about using iFolder.
Click Continue.
Log in to iFolder using the username and password of the iFolder user who will use the workstation.
Accept the default iFolder location on the workstation or use the Browse button to specify an alternate location.
Click OK.
Leave the Encrypt Files option checked, then click OK.
Type a passphrase, a confirmation passphrase, and a hint (optional) in the fields provided, and then click OK.
Click OK to enable passphrase recovery.
Continue with the next section, "Observing File Synchronization."
To understand more about how iFolder works, it is helpful to observe the file synchronization processes in action.
Open the iFolder shortcut on your desktop.
Double-click the iFolder icon in your system tray, then click View Activity.
Create one or two test files on your desktop.
Drag the files to the iFolder Home folder.
In the View Activity window, observe that the files are copied to the iFolder server.
Delete a file or drag it back to the desktop and observe how the action is synchronized with the server.
Keep one or two files in the iFolder Home folder and continue with the next section, "NetDrive."
You can map a network drive to the iFolder directory using Novell NetDrive.
At a Windows workstation, insert the Novell Nterprise Linux Services Companion CD.
Run the NetDrive.exe installation program found in the NetDrive folder at the root of the CD.
If you require more information, see the Novell NetDrive 4.1 User Guide.
After NetDrive is installed, drag the NetDrive shortcut to the desktop and then double-click the shortcut to run NetDrive.
Click New Site.
In the first field, type the name you want used for the drive mapping in Windows Explorer.
For example, MyiFolder.
In the second field, type the IP address or DNS name of the NNLS server.
Click Finish.
From the Server Type drop-down list, select iFolder.
From the Drive drop-down list, select an unused drive letter.
Select the Connect at Login/Startup option.
Deselect the Anonymous/Public Logon option.
Type the iFolder username, password, and passphrase in the appropriate fields.
Click Connect.
In the window that opens, you should see the sample files you worked with in the previous section "Observing File Synchronization."
Arrange the windows on your desktop so that the NetDrive window, the Home folder from the iFolder desktop shortcut, and the View Activity window are all visible.
In the NetDrive window, change the name of one of the files.
Notice that the View Activity window shows the file being renamed and that the action is synchronized in the Home folder from the desktop shortcut.
The scenario described in this section does not reflect real-world iFolder activity because NetDrive and the iFolder client are not usually used together.
However, this exercise demonstrates that any changes made to the files on the server are synchronized with the local files through the iFolder client.