Listed below are the locations you need to consider when assigning file system rights to GroupWise users:
Domain Directory: Users do not require file system access to the domain directory.
Post Office Directory: The recommended post office access mode for the GroupWise client is client/server (TCP/IP), which means that the user does not require file system access to the post office. Therefore, ConsoleOne does not assign any file system rights when you add a user to a post office.
If you want to use direct access mode (mapped drive or UNC path), you need to manually assign users the required file system rights to their post office directories. For instructions, see Section 77.2.1, Granting File System Rights to the Post Office Directory.
GroupWise Software Distribution Directory: If you want users to have file system rights to a GroupWise software distribution directory to install or run the GroupWise client, you need to manually assign rights. For instructions, see Section 77.2.2, Granting File System Rights to the Software Distribution Directory.
Mailbox Backup Directory: For users to restore their mailbox from a network backup directory, they need the appropriate file system rights to the directory. For more information, see Section 77.2.3, Granting File System Rights to the Mailbox Backup Directory.
The following information applies only to users who are running the GroupWise client in direct access mode. Users who are running in client/server access mode do not require rights to the post office directories.
To increase security in your post office directories, you should restrict rights as shown in the following table.
Table 77-2 Post Office Directory Rights
The software distribution directory contains the GroupWise client for Windows. To set up and run the GroupWise client, users require the directory rights listed in the table below.
Table 77-3 Software Distribution Directory Rights
IMPORTANT:Users require rights only to the client directory and subdirectories. The other directories (admin, agents, domain, internet, and po) are administration directories that users should not have access to.
If you back up a user’s network mailbox, or a user backs up his or her local mailbox, to a network location, the user requires Read and Write file system rights to the backup directory in order to restore his or her mailbox.