RE: Mount root of IFS to PC (Was Copying from the IFS root to PC)

Hi Thomas, it sounds like you're using the old Navigator with a newer OS...probably Windows 7 or higher. I've seen that tmp file behavior before.

Switch to the web based Navigator and download your files.

Or create a new folder, secure it, put your files in there and mount a share on it, then do your dragging and dropping between IBM i and Windows with Windows Explorer.

I can't emphasize enough how dangerous sharing the root is so please don't head down that path.

Steven Pitcher
IBM i and Power Systems Expert

iTech Solutions Group
39 Parkview Drive, New Glasgow, NS B2H0E6
Mobile: (902) 301-0810
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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Thomas Burrows
Sent: Monday, October 1, 2018 10:30 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Mount root of IFS to PC (Was Copying from the IFS root to PC)

When I try to copy an excel file or anything else from the IFS I am getting an object on our desktop that has an extension of TMP with nothing in the object. What are we doing wrong?

On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 8:01 PM DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

What you meant was to say was "be SURE to mount the root with
read/write privilege" correct? What could POSSIBLY go wrong??


- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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On 10/1/2018 8:29 PM, Steve Pitcher wrote:

No. And never mount the IFS root as a share.

Steven Pitcher
IBM i and Power Systems Expert

iTech Solutions Group
39 Parkview Drive, New Glasgow, NS B2H0E6
Mobile: (902) 301-0810
Email: spitcher@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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