[Owncloud] default storage

[Arthur Schiwon]

On Wednesday, May 29, 2013 02:14:37 PM Arthur Schiwon wrote:
> On Wednesday, May 29, 2013 04:46:19 AM Vieri wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I setup owncloud with LDAP authentication and external storage (via
> > SMB/CIFS) for everyone. The server where owncloud is installed should not
> > store any user files at all. All files should be within external storage.
> > How can I make sure that no user data is written to the owncloud server's
> > disk?
> > 
> > If I go to the USERS listing, I can see a "default storage" menu with an
> > "others" option. Can I set 0 in there? (of course, users should be able to
> > upload anything to the external storage resources just as long as the SMB
> > servers allow that - but that's beyond owncloud's scope)
> 
> I believe it will deactivate uploads.
> 
> You can mount another file storage on you server and have an LDAP attribute
> ready for the location on the owncloud server (per user). Point to it using
> "User Home Folder Naming Rule" (see
> http://doc.owncloud.org/server/5.0/admin_manual/configuration/auth_ldap.html
> #special-attributes )

Of course you could also move the datadirectory there instead of fiddling with 
the attribute. But I am not sure it's a good idea too move it on a production 
system.

Cheers
Arthur

> 
> Cheers
> Arthur
> 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Vieri
> > 
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