Fileshare Management

Question

Hi *,

has anybody implemented a sharemanagement?
We want to manage file shares not only for users but for departments or projects.
Is that possible? How can I create an object representing that share (and add further details like owner, department, description, write group, read group,...)?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Hello,
Yes, it is possible. To create a Shared folder in Adaxes Administration Console:

1. Navigate to and right-click the OU/Container where you want to create the Shared folder.
2. In the context menu, navigate to New and click Shared Folder.
   
3. Follow the instructions in the wizard that opens.

To display existing Shared folders in Adaxes Web Interface:

1. Open Adaxes Web Interface Configurator.
2. In the top left corner, select the Web Interface you need.
3. In the left pane, click Browsing.
4. In the Filter Options section, click Add.
   
5. Select the Volume Object type and click OK.
6. Optionally, select an icon for the Object type and click OK.
7. Save the changes.

To have the possibility to create and modify Shared folders using Adaxes Web Interface, you need to customize corresponding forms for the Volume Object type. For details, see https://www.adaxes.com/tutorials_WebInt ... diting.htm.

Comments

Thanks for your fast help!

How can I search for the volume object type? I can only choose "People, Groups, Computers, OUs" in the web config interface.
Is it possible to allow the search for volumes?

Thanks in advance!

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Hello,

Yes, it is possible. You will need to add the volume object type to the Advanced Search configuration using the below script. Execute the script in Windows PowerShell on the computer where Adaxes service is installed. When prompted, specify the credentials of the Adaxes service account.

In the script:

• $webUIConfigurationName - specifies the name of the Web Interface configuration of which will be updated;
• $objectTypes - specifies an array of object types that will be added to the Advanced Search configuration;
• $displayName - specifies the display name for the object types specified in $objectTypes;
• $searchByDefault - specifies whether searching the object types will be enabled by default.
• $visible - specifies whether the new entry will be visible when performing Advanced search in the Web Interface.

[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Softerra.Adaxes.Adsi")

$webUIConfigurationName = "HelpDesk" # TODO: modify me
$objectTypes = @("volume") # TODO: modify me
$displayName = "Shared folders" # TODO: modify me
$searchByDefault = $True # TODO: modify me
$visible = $True # TODO: modify me

# Bind to Adaxes service
$admNS = New-Object "Softerra.Adaxes.Adsi.AdmNamespace"
$admService = $admNS.GetServiceDirectly("localhost")

# Get Web Interface configuration
$webuiConfigPath = $admService.Backend.GetConfigurationContainerPath(
    "WebUIConfigurationContainer")

$credential = Get-Credential
$webuiConfigContainer = $admService.OpenObject($webuiConfigPath, $credential.UserName, $credential.GetNetworkCredential().Password, 0)
$webUIConfiguration = $webuiConfigContainer.GetConfiguration($webUIConfigurationName)

$searchSettings = $webUIConfiguration.SearchSettings
$advancedSearchObjectTypes = $searchSettings.AdvancedSearchObjectTypes
foreach ($objectType in $advancedSearchObjectTypes)
{
    if (@(Compare-Object $objectType.DirectoryObjectTypes $objectTypes).Length -eq 0)
    {
        $message = "Object types array specified for: " + $objectType.DisplayName
        Write-Warning $message
        return
    }
}

# Add object type to Advanced Search
$searchObjectType = New-Object Softerra.Adaxes.Management.WebUI.Search.AdmWebUISearchObjectType
$searchObjectType.DirectoryObjectTypes = $objectTypes
$searchObjectType.DisplayName = $displayName
$searchObjectType.SearchByDefault = $searchByDefault
$searchObjectType.Visible = $visible

$advancedSearchObjectTypes += $searchObjectType
$searchSettings.AdvancedSearchObjectTypes = $advancedSearchObjectTypes
$webUIConfiguration.SearchSettings = $searchSettings

# Save the changes
$webUIConfiguration.SetInfo()

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Nice, thanks again! :)