How To: FileSync

Version Affected: All

Overview

This is an index of SecureAuth Knowledge Base How-To articles related to FileSync, kept here as one place to find them.

• How To: Understand and Use FileSync: explains what FileSync is, its terminology, and how it decides what to synchronize — read this first if you're new to FileSync.
• How To: Uninstall FileSync: removes FileSync from the Primary and/or Secondary server, either through Windows' Add/Remove Programs or the command line.
• How to Use FileSync Helper: reconfigures file shares and permissions for realms that are not syncing correctly, without requiring an IIS reset.
• How To: Enable Debug Logging for FileSync: turns on FileSync's debug-level logging and exports it to a text file for troubleshooting.
• How To: Exclude a Realm From FileSync: excludes a specific realm from FileSync's automatic replication by disabling folder sharing for it.
• How To: Change the Primary and Secondary Appliance on FileSync: changes which appliance acts as the Primary and which acts as the Secondary in a FileSync cluster.
• How To: Manually Deploy FileSync to a New Secondary Appliance (Internal): deploys FileSync to a new Secondary appliance by hand, for when the standard deployment package cannot be used.
• How To: Change the FileSync Service Account Name and Password: renames the randomized local service account FileSync installs with, and sets its new password across the cluster.

SecureAuth Knowledge Base Articles provide information based on specific use cases and may not apply to all appliances or configurations. Be advised that these instructions could cause harm to the environment if not followed correctly or if they do not apply to the current use case.

Customers are responsible for their own due diligence prior to utilizing this information and agree that SecureAuth is not liable for any issues caused by misconfiguration directly or indirectly related to SecureAuth products.