8.5 Managing iFolder Shared Members

The iFolder Members page lists all the shared members for the current iFolder. You can add new shared members to it, remove the existing ones, and set rights to the selected members.

Within an iFolder, you can perform the following tasks:

8.5.1 Adding New Shared Members

To add new members to the shared members list,

  1. Click Add to open a list of members in the current iFolder domain.

  2. Locate the user by using the Search tool.

    Use the search criteria (User Name, First Name, Last Name), then type one or more letters in the Search field to locate the desired user.

  3. Click File icon next to the user you want to add to the shared members list.

  4. Click Share.

8.5.2 Assigning Rights to the Members

You can set three levels of access right for the shared members of your iFolder. For more information on access rights, see Section 1.4.2, iFolder Access Rights

To set an access right for an user:

  1. Select the user/group or users/groups from the list.

  2. Click the link for the access right listed at the top.

    In the page, you can view the access right set for each user.

Read Table 8-1, iFolder Access Rights to understand the various capabilities for a shared member at different access levels.

Table 8-1 iFolder Access Rights

Capabilities

Owner

Full Control

Read/Write

Read Only

Reassign ownership to another user

Yes

No

No

No

Set a quota for the iFolder

Yes

No

No

No

Make the iFolder available to other users (sharing)

Yes

Yes

No

No

Make the iFolder unavailable to other users (stop sharing)

Yes

Yes, except to the owner

No

No

Assign iFolder access rights for other users

yes

Yes, except to the owner

No

No

Read directories and files in the iFolder

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Add, modify, or delete directories and files in the iFolder

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Rename directories and files in an iFolder

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Rename the iFolder

No

No

No

No

Set up an iFolder on multiple computers

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Revert an iFolder (do not participate on a local computer)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Decline participating

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Delete the iFolder and delete the iFolder and its files from the server (make it a normal folder again and no longer share it with others)

Yes

No

No

No

Read Table 8-2, iFolder Access Rights for an LDAPGroup Member to understand the various capabilities for a user in a shared group at different access levels.

Table 8-2 iFolder Access Rights for an LDAPGroup Member

Capabilities

Owner

Full Control

Read/Write

Read Only

Reassign ownership to another user

Yes

Yes

No

No

Set a quota for the iFolder

Yes

No

No

No

Make the iFolder available to other users (sharing)

Yes

Yes

No

No

Make the iFolder unavailable to other users (stop sharing)

Yes

Yes, except to the owner

No

No

Assign iFolder access rights for other users

Yes

Yes, except to the owner

No

No

Read directories and files in the iFolder

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Add, modify, or delete directories and files in the iFolder

Yes

Yes

No

No

Rename directories and files in an iFolder

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Rename the iFolder

Yes

No

No

No

Revert an iFolder (do not participate on a local computer)

Yes

Yes

No

No

Decline participating

Yes

No

No

No

Delete the iFolder and delete the iFolder and its files from the server (make it a normal folder again and no longer share it with others)

Yes

No

No

No