Hi Smitha, The support for folder security was added in MCF 1.6. See CONNECTORS-886.
Karl On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 6:49 AM, Karl Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Smitha, > > Can you tell me what version of MCF you are using? There was a fix for > this very situation made a while ago, if I recall correctly. > > Karl > > > On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 2:51 AM, Smitha S <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> We are using ManifoldCF to crawl using window share repository connector. >> In the fileserver a folder has been shared to a specific user (e.g say >> mcfusr). We have configured the window share repository connector with the >> server details, domain and the user credentials for ‘mcfusr’. But when we >> ran the mcf job, crawling failed with an exception “jcifs: possibly >> trasient exce detected while getting share security”. >> >> >> >> When I went through the mailing list, I found a related thread. >> >> >> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/manifoldcf-user/201409.mbox/%[email protected]%3E >> >> >> >> As per this, we have added the “mcfusr” to the administrator group of the >> fileserver. The crawling job worked successfully. But with this >> configuration, we found another issue. >> >> >> >> In the fileserver, there is another shared folder which is shared with >> only some other user (say restricted_folder). This folder is not shared >> with “mcfuser” explicitly. From outside the fileserver, we are not able to >> access this restricted folder. But we are able to configure the crawling >> job with this folder and mcfuser. The crawling is successful and documents >> are successfully indexed. >> >> >> >> Even though MCF reads the ACL of the folder and its contents, why is it >> allowed for mcfusr to crawl the documents. We were expecting an exception >> in this scenario. Because of this our client is a little reluctant to add >> mcfusr to administrative group. >> >> >> >> Could you please provide us some light on this. >> >> >> >> Thanks & Regards, >> >> Smitha S >> >> >> >> **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** >> This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely >> for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, >> please >> notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you >> are not >> to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other >> person and >> any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has >> taken >> every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any >> damage >> you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry >> out your >> own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves >> the >> right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this >> e-mail >> address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the >> Infosys e-mail system. >> ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS*** >> >>
