A document root, or docroot, is the area of a machine that a system user has
permission to access. Setting docroots are important for maintaining security by keeping
unqualified users from accessing confidential information.
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Go to Nodes and click edit for
the node.
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Go to Accounts and click edit for
the user or group you want to configure.
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Expand the Docroot configuration section and click
Browse. Choose the file directory you want to set as
the docroot.
The docroot is a security feature that allows you to restrict the area
asperawatchfolderd can access. If you need to acces the entire
file system, you can set the docroot path as / or leave it empty. The directory you
choose is configured in the aspera.conf configuration
file on the transfer node.
For example, if you configure the docroot path to be / for the user root,
configuring the docroot adds the following configuration to the
<aaa> section of aspera.conf:
<aaa>
<realms>
<realm>
<users>
<user>
<name>root</name>
<file_system>
<access>
<paths>
<path>
<absolute>/</absolute>
</path>
</paths>
</access>
</file_system>
</user>
</users>
</realm>
</realms>
</aaa>
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Click Save changes.