Administrator > File transfer > File server users

File server users

Create a user account for each remote partner that exchanges files with your organization. The user account enables the partner to exchange files with your server.

For each remote partner, configure the following types of properties:

•General properties such as user name, email address, and password.
•Server-specific properties for HTTPS, AS2, and SFTP servers.
•Folder permissions.

Note: File server user accounts are different from Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services user accounts. File server user accounts enable remote partner users to exchange files with your organization's file servers. Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services user accounts enable your users to access your Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services organization.

Configuring a file server user

Configure partner users so that partners can exchange files with your organization.

When you create a file server user, the user receives an email from Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services. If you choose to include a system-generated password when you configure the user, a generated password is included in the email.

1In Administrator, click File Servers > File Server Users.

2Click Add User.

3Perform the following actions, and then click Save:

- Enter general information about the user.
- To enable the user to send files to AS2 servers in the organization, enable the AS2 protocol and configure AS2 settings.
- To enable the user to exchange files with SFTP servers in the organization, enable the SFTP protocol and configure SFTP settings.
- To enable the user to exchange files with HTTPS servers in the organization, enable the HTTPS protocol and configure HTTPS settings.
- Add folder and file permissions for the user. By default, the user has all permissions on the default home directory.

File server user properties

Configure properties for file server users.

General properties

The following table describes general properties for the user:

Property	Description
Username	User name for the file server user.
Description	Description for the user.
Company name	Name of the company.
Email	The user's email address.
Password Generation	Whether to create a password for the user or enable the system to create a system-generated password. Passwords must include the following characteristics: - Must be at least eight characters long. - Must have at least one upper case letter. - Must have at least one digit. - Must have at least one of the following special characters: @ $ ! & * ~ - _

AS2 server properties

The following table describes AS2 server properties for the file server user:

Property	Description
Enable AS2 Protocol	Whether or not the AS2 protocol is enabled. Disable when you do not want the AS2 server to receive files. Default is enabled.
Authentication Type	Whether to require a Password, Certificate, Both, or Either. If Password is used for authentication, the password generation that you defined in the General tab is used. If Certificate is used for authentication, the Client Authentication setting for the AS2 server must be set to Optional or Required.
SHA1 Fingerprint	If Certificate, Both, or Either is used for authentication, enter the SHA1 fingerprint of the partner's certificate. You can copy the SHA1 fingerprint of the certificate from the trust store.
AS2 ID	The AS2 ID of the partner user.
Signature Certificate Alias	Private key alias to use to sign the message. The private key is located in the default private key store.
Default Upload Folder	The location where AS2 files are saved when received. The default location is the default home directory for the user. If blank, the files are saved to the home directory. For more information, see Global settings.

SFTP server properties

The following table describes SFTP server properties for the file server user:

Property	Description
Enable SFTP Protocol	Whether or not the SFTP protocol is enabled. Disable when you do not want the SFTP server to send and receive files. Default is enabled.
Authentication Type	Whether to require a Password, Public Key, Both or Either. If a password is used for authentication, the password generation that you defined in the General tab is used. If a Public Key is used for authentication, you must place the key on the Secure Agent.
Public Key Location	Absolute path to the location of the public key on the Secure Agent. Applies when the Public Key, Both, or Either is used for authentication.

HTTPS server properties

The following table describes HTTPS server properties for the file server user:

Property	Description
Enable HTTPS Protocol	Whether or not the HTTPS protocol is enabled. Disable when you do not want the HTTPS server to receive files. Default is enabled.
Authentication Type	Whether to require a Password, Certificate, or Either. If a password is used for authentication, the password generation that you defined in the General tab is used. If Certificate is used for authentication, the Client Authentication setting for the HTTPS server must be set to Optional or Required.
SHA1 Fingerprint	If Certificate or Either is used for authentication, enter the SHA1 fingerprint of the partner's certificate. You can copy the SHA1 fingerprint of the certificate from the trust store.

Folder permissions properties

By default, a home directory and a user name are created for the user under the default home directory that is defined in the file servers Global Settings tab, and the user has all permissions on their home directory. You can edit the user's home directory to be in a different location.

To add permissions to other folders and files, click Add and define the permissions.

The following table describes folder permissions properties for the user:

Property	Description
Alias	An alias for the folder or file to which you grant permissions. The alias appears under the Name column in the File Server User page.
Path	Path to the folder or file to which you grant the user permissions.
Type	Determines whether the permissions are on a folder or on a file.
Folder Permissions	The user's permissions on the folder.
File Permissions	The user's permissions on the file.
Disk Space Restriction	Whether to restrict the disk space that the user can use on the folder, and, if yes, the allowed space on the disk. Applies to folder permissions.

Deleting a file server user

You might want to delete a file server user if the user no longer works with your organization..

1In Administrator, select File Servers > File Server Users.

2In the row that contains the user name, click Actions and select Delete User.