This section describes the steps for modifying the
alfresco-global.properties file.
For edits to the
alfresco-global.properties file, when specifying
paths for Windows systems, you must replace the Windows path separator
characters with either the \\ separator or the
forward slash / Unix path separator. Also, when using
folder names like User Homes, you must manually
escape the space. For example, change the value to
User_x0020_Homes.
- Browse to the <classpathRoot>
directory.
For example, for Tomcat 6, browse to the
$TOMCAT_HOME/shared/classes/ directory.
- Open the alfresco-global.properties.sample file.
This file contains sample configuration settings for Alfresco. To enable or modify a
setting, ensure that you remove the comment (#) character.
- Add a root location for the storage of content binaries and index
files in the dir.root= property.
For example,
dir.root=C:/Alfresco/alf_data.
- Set the database connection properties.
| Property |
Description |
|---|
| db.username=alfresco |
Specifies the name of the main Alfresco database user. This name is used to
authenticate with the database. |
| db.password=alfresco |
Specifies the password for the Alfresco database user. This password is used to
authenticate with the database. |
Additional database properties may be set for further configuration. Refer to the
Configuring databases for more
information.
- Specify the locations of the following external software:
| Property |
Desctiption |
|---|
| ooo.exe= |
Specifies the location of the OpenOffice installation. |
| ooo.enabled= |
Specifies whether to use the Direct OpenOffice subsystem. |
| jodconverter.officeHome= |
Specifies the location of the OpenOffice installation for JODConverter
transformations. To use the JODConverter, uncomment the
ooo.enabled=false and jodconverter.enabled=true
properties. |
| jodconverter.portNumbers= |
Specifies the port numbers used by each JODConverter processing thread. The
number of process will match the number of ports. |
| jodconverter.enabled= |
Specifies whether to use the JODConverter. Set the property to
jodconverter.enabled=true. |
| img.root= |
Specifies the location of the ImageMagick installation. |
| swf.exe= |
Specifies the location of the SWF tools installation. |
- Uncomment the db.driver= and db.url= properties for
the database that you require.
These properties are grouped into sections for MySQL, Oracle, SQL
Server, and PostgreSQL connection, each containing sample settings.
- Select a JDBC driver used with each connection type.
- Add your global custom configurations.
- Save your file without the .sample extension.
You need to restart the Alfresco server for the
configuration changes to take effect.
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