Adding a file system location

Under the File system locations heading, click the Add New File Location button to add a new file system location (see figure 3.2).

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Figure 3.2: File system location settings.

In this dialog, enter the path to the folder you want to use for storing the data. The path should point to an existing folder on the server machine, and the user running the server process needs to have read and write access to the folder. This is usually a dedicated user, or it may be the system's root user if you have not created a dedicated user for this purpose.

The file location(s) configured on the server will be accessible to those working using CLC Workbenches after they log into the server via their Workbench.

Once you have pressed Save Configuration (learn more about rebuilding the index), this location will be added and it should now appear in the left hand side of the window in the server Navigation Area. By default it will also appear in the Workbench on next login. You can use the checkbox next to the location to indicate whether it should be visible to your users or not.

You can choose whether access control should be switched on and off. Please see Controlling access to data for more information about enabling and setting permissions on CLC Science Server data folders.

Note that pressing Remove Location will only remove the location from this list - it will not delete the folder from your system or affect any data already stored in this folder. The data will be accessible again simply by adding the folder as a new location again.



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