File Authentication
Overview
Here, we will explain the configuration for enabling file authentication when crawling files. Fess supports authentication for FTP and Windows shared folders.
Management Operations
Display Configurations
To access the list page for configuring File Authentication shown below, click on “[Crawler > File Authentication]” in the left menu.
To edit, click on the configuration name.
Create Configuration
To open the File Authentication settings page, click on the “Create New” button.
Configurations
Hostname
Specify the hostname of the site that requires authentication.
Port
Specify the port of the site that requires authentication.
Scheme
Select the authentication method. You can choose between FTP or SAMBA (Windows shared folder authentication).
Username
Specify the username to log in to the authentication site.
Password
Specify the password to log in to the authentication site.
Parameters
If there are any additional settings required to log in to the authentication site, specify them here. For SAMBA, you can set the value for the domain. Use the following format to specify the parameters:
domain=FUGA
File System Config
Specify the crawl configuration that will use this authentication setting.
Delete Configuration
Click on the configuration name on the list page, and when the delete button is clicked, a confirmation screen will appear. Clicking the delete button will remove the configuration.