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General
What is FirstClass?
What you should already know
Server Concepts
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Server concepts
What is FirstClass?
The FirstClass architecture
FirstClass server files and folders
FirstClass client files and folders
Logging in to the administrator's account
The administrator's tasks
Installing and configuring
Concepts for planning and creating
Day-to-day server maintenance
Organizing people and communications on your system
Thinking about your organization’s structure
Thinking about how users communicate
Thinking about Desktop layout
Using gateways to expand your FirstClass system
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About the FirstClass network store
The FirstClass network store folder
The Logfiles folder
The Stats.dir folder
The Server folder
Netinfo file parameters
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How users connect to the server
Understanding sessions
Understanding how users connect
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The FirstClass administrator
Using the FirstClass Directory
Using the administrator's Directory
Listing Directory entries
Selecting multiple entries
Performing multiple searches
Performing administrative tasks from the administrator's Directory
Understanding Directory filtering
Creating Directory filters
Default Directory filters
directory listing remote route user group list regular gateway conference edit audit desktop delete remove filter filtering
Your responsibilities as administrator
The administrator's account
The administrator's Desktop
The admin menu
The administrator's Control menu
Checking the administrator’s email
Subadministrators
Allowing users to maintain or monitor the server
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Installation and Migration
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Installation and initial setup
Installing FirstClass server and Internet Services
Starting your server and logging in
Registering your server and licenses
Configuring the System Profile
The FCServer folder
Running FirstClass as a Windows service
Token ring networks
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Installing FirstClass server and Internet Services
Starting your server and logging in
Registering your server and licenses
Configuring the System Profile
The FirstClass Server folder
FirstClass File Locations on Mac OS X
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Installing FirstClass
Starting your server and logging in
Configuring your system on Linux
Administrating FirstClass on Linux
FirstClass File Locations on Linux
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Optional configuration strategies
Working with multiple volumes
Understanding the status of volumes
Using FirstClass volumes for Mac OS X
External folders
multiple volume status limited full browse external logical
Changing additional volumes status to full use
Setting post office file permissions and ownership using fcfixvol
Approving volumes for external folders
Creating external folders
Linking external folders to CD-ROMs
Linking external folders to file servers
fcfixvol volume browse full status approving external folder
Background
Direct support in 8.2
Using volumes.cfg
volumes.cfg
About MDM (modem) files
Modifying MDM files
modem mdm

Customizing FirstClass
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Groups and organizational units
About user groups
Standard user groups
Configuration Groups
Department Groups
Organizational units
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How group and user privileges are set
group privilege OU organizational unit
Adding a user group/organizational unit
Deleting a user group/organizational unit
Setting the All Users group default privileges
Adding group privileges
Combining privileges and permissions for added security
Helpful privileges hints
Other approaches
Optional method for small systems
add user group add OU add organizational unit delete organizational unit delete OU delete user group All Users security permissions privilege group privileges
Customizing client views
Where default resources reside and how the server accesses them
Putting resources on your server
Making server resources available to users
If users cannot see resources
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Using groups to create Desktop templates
Understanding model Desktops
The All Desktops container template
The All Users model Desktop
Configuration Groups’ model Desktops
Department Groups’ model Desktops
Personalizing users' Desktops
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Renaming All Users Desktop objects
Creating a model Desktop
Personalizing users' Desktops
Deleting icons from model Desktops
Changing icon properties and locations
Changing the Desktop size and view
Model Desktops and multiple groups
Setting the background image for a model Desktop
Creating Desktop links for individual users
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Setting custom columns
Set custom columns for container templates
Set custom columns for containers
resources rules column container template layout schema
Group collaboration
About container templates
Standard container templates
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Creating container templates
Setting container template permissions
Controlling container views for users
Hiding unapproved items in list view
Adding containers to container templates
Giving moderators an alternate conference layout
Controlling access to groups of containers
container template permissions moderator view layout access conference group conference folder Directory filtering
About conferences
About folders
About workspaces
The General Conferences folder
Controlling access to conferences
Using unpublished conferences and workspaces
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Creating shared folders
Creating conferences
Creating conferences on other volumes
Making unread objects open automatically
Adding conferences to Model Desktops
Subscribing users to conferences
Setting conference permissions
Making conferences unlisted
Making conferences unpublished
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Calendaring
About the All Calendars group
About the System Event calendar
About group and resource calendars
All Calendars calendar system event calendar admin calendar group resource location
Giving users access to calendars
Setting calendar permissions
Adding calendar groups
Creating group/resource calendars
Allowing users to schedule by period
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Public mail lists
global mail list public mail list
Creating a public mail list
Controlling access to mail lists
Using Directory filters and privileges to control access
Using groups to control access to mail lists
Making mail lists unlisted or local only
global mail list public mail list unlisted local only
Public chat rooms
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chat room instant message group chat transcript
User accounts
About user accounts
Adding a user account
Editing a user account
Deleting user accounts
Making a user account unlisted
Registering user accounts on other volumes
Moving existing users to a new volume
user add edit delete unlisted expire multiple volumes
Using mail rules in administrating conferences
Creating rules for users
rules mail rules resources archive conference rules redirect mail move mail
Connecting to other servers
Understanding gateways
About conference replication
Setting up multisite mail
Directory synchronization
Planning your network
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Creating a gateway
Setting the gateway password
Testing the gateway
Forcing a manual gateway connection
Setting up conference replication
Setting up self-serve replication
Configuring Directory synchronization
Forcing immediate Directory synchronization
Routes
Adding routes
Remote names
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Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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Server maintenance
Monitoring system usage
The Session Monitor
Disk use statistics
Viewing a Disk Usage file using FirstClass
Viewing a Disk Usage file using a text editor
Releasing disk space
User statistics
Creating customized user statistics reports
Viewing a user statistics file
The user statistics file format
User activities in the Journaling section
Server statistics
Resetting server statistics
Deleting server statistics files
Daily log files
Viewing log files
Deleting log files
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Shutting down and restarting the server
When to restart your server
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Sending broadcast messages
Logging users off
Disabling logins
Resetting server modems
Scheduling routine system maintenance tasks
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task tray shutdown audit stop audit broadcast force logoff disable login reset modem reset service gateway connect server priority snapshot hold release mirror pause continue resynchronize status debug log console to file version number server name site name serial number sessions
About audit
Automatic full audit
Manual full audit
Using audit to fix network store issues
Single audit
Console output messages
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Backing up and restoring
Mirroring your FirstClass network store
What is mirrored on the server
Mirroring tasks
Backing up mirrored content
Permanently stopping mirroring
mirror backup resynchronize hold pause continue stop mirroring volume full use limited use mirror status synchronize fcns network store 8001 enable disk mirroring disk mirror status
Always be prepared
Why perform backups?
Choosing a backup schedule
Choosing a backup medium
Backing up your server
Backing up your network store
Automated backup
Snapshot Hold & Release
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Restoring your network store
When to perform a restore
Performing a restore from a backup
Selectively restoring network store objects
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Security
Security on your FirstClass system
User IDs and passwords
Privileges
Directory filtering
Subscriptions
Permissions
user ID password privilege directory filter subscribe subscription link permission
FirstClass Synchronization Services

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FirstClass Synchronization Services Logging
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Troubleshooting

Admin Resources
This container contains resources used in configuring or troubleshooting your system.
Archive Services
This container contains information about how to install, configure, and use Archive Services.
FirstClass scripting
Directory Services
Log Analyzer