Implementing your user rights scheme

Creating domains

Set a guideline on domain workspaces

One important part of setting up a domain is selecting a workspace. The workspace is an area on hard disk that ContentDirector uses for temporary files and backup copies of distributed content.

You have the option of either using the default workspace, or setting up a separate workspace for each domain.To use ContentDirector efficiently, set a rule to consistently do one or the other.

Each approach has advantages and disadvantages:

Using the default workspace is faster and easier, but does not organize or secure the backup files as well.
Setting a separate workspace for each domain is more complex, but it:
- Helps maintain security by keeping backup copies within the domain
- Organizes administration and maintenance by storing each domain's backup copies separately

The size of the workspace should be at least four times as large as the space required by the content you plan to distribute. For strategies for reducing disk space requirements, see Reducing local disk space requirements.

Creating domains

To create a domain in ContentDirector, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Log in as the default system administrator using the following username/password combination: super/super.
2	On the top menu bar of the ContentDirector main screen, click Users.
3	Click Domains.
4	Click New. Result: The New Domain screen opens. It contains four tabs: Main, Sources, Folders, and Destinations. The Folders tab becomes active after you complete the Sources tab.
5	On the Main tab, Enter the domain name. Use the default ContentDirector workspace, or click Browse to select another workspace for this domain.
6	Click the Sources tab and select the desired sources: To permit access to all sources in ContentDirector, deselct the check box, and skip to the next step. To restrict access to sources, select the check box. To grant access to a specific source, click its name in the Available panel, then click Add. The source name moves to the Visible to Domain panel. To remove a source from the Visible to Domain panel, click its name, then click Remove.
7	Click the Folders tab. To restrict access to specific folders within the selected sources: Deselect the check box under View All. Click Browse and browse the local file system for the desired folders. Click OK.
8	Click the Destinations tab. To permit access to all servers in ContentDirector, leave the checkbox blank, and skip the next two steps. To restrict access to servers, click the checkbox. To grant access to a server, click its name in the Available panel, then click Add. The server name moves to the Visible to Domain panel. To remove a server from the Visible to Domain panel, click its name, then click Remove.
9	Click OK to save the domain. The new domain appears on the the Users view in the main screen, on the Domains tab.