A Fileshare Server uses its password file to verify that a client enterprise server is entitled to access its files. Although Fileshare can run without a password file, you must use one if you want to apply any security through the Fileshare Server itself. This is strongly recommended, since Fileshare has access to all the files on your system.
The Fileshare Server uses its password file only when the enterprise server makes its first attempt at access (that is, when it starts up). File-level security is controlled by MSS itself, through the resource definitions you make.
The only way to maintain a password file is through this command line:
fs /pf pwd-filename options
Depending on the options you specify, Fileshare creates, modifies, or deletes pwd-filename. You can name the password file whatever you want, but it must correspond to the name you specify with the /pf option when configuring the Fileshare Server.
The options are as follows:
| /u username | The user name used by the enterprise server to log onto the server. (This must correspond to the value specified in the FS user name field in the enterprise server's SIT.) Can be up to 20 characters. |
| /pw password | The enterprise server's password. (This must correspond to what is specified in the FS password field in the enterprise server's SIT.) Can be up to 20 characters. |
| /e | Erases the specified user from the password file. You must specify both the /u and /pw options on the same command line when you are using /e. If you delete all the entries in the password file, the Fileshare server deletes it. |
Examples
Assume no password file exists, and you want to create one with two entries. The following commands:
fs /pf fssecu.pwd /u mtoServ1 /pw fspass1 fs /pf fssecu.pwd /u mtoserv2 /pw fspass2
result in the password file fssecu.pwd being created, with entries for both mtoserv1 and mtoserv2. The mtoserv1/fspass1 and mtoserv2/fspass2 combinations must correspond to FS username and FS password fields in the enterprise servers' SIT.
To put password checking into effect on a Fileshare Server called FSSERV (for example), you must use the /pf option when starting it:
fs /s fsserv /cm ccitcp /pf fssecu.pwd
To disable mtoserv2's access to this Fileshare Server, use the following command:
fs /pf fssecu.pwd /e /u mtoserv2 /pw fspass2
If you now enter this command:
fs /pf fssecu.pwd /e /u mtoserv1 /pw fspass1
Fileshare removes the entry for mtoserv1, and deletes the file fssecu.pwd.