LICENCE

GPL See LICENCE.TXT for details

DEVELOPMENT OF VERSION 2013101400 WAS SPONSORED BY OVERNET DATA LTD www.overnetdata.com

IMPORTANT CHANGES 2013021300
Shares should now be entered in regular windows share format - e.g.
\myserver\myshare
You do not need to configure any home directory share translations anymore, the
home directory should work out of the box providing you have a homedirectory
field populated in your AD account (LDAP account).

IMPORTANT CHANGES 2013012300
Works with Moodle 2.4
Modified to work with latest version of ldapcapture 2013012300

IMPORTANT CHANGES 2012100800

Works with Moodle 2.3

IMPORTANT CHANGES 2012030612

All Configuration moved out of config_smb_web_client.php and into
Moodle2.2 Administration system.

LIMITATIONS

You will need a Linux server with SMBClient installed to use this block
OR
You will need a Windows server with a CygWin installation and SMBClient
installed to use this block.

NOTE: This version will only work with Moodle 2.2+

PRE-INSTALL PREPARATION

Manually test SMBClient from your linux console and make sure you can access your window shares.
Can be used in conjunction with LDAPCapture Auth plugin - although this is not a mandatory requirement.

INSTALLATION

1. 
   

   Unzip and upload entire smb_web_client folder to your Moodle installation's /blocks folder.

   
   


2. 
   

   As an admin From Moodle, select 'Notifications' under the Site Administration block. This will set db tables up for this block.

   
   


3. 
   

   Head to Site Administration > Plugins > Blocks > Network Drive Access to configure.

   
   


4. 
   

   Enter the location of smbclient on your web server

   
   


5. 
   

   Configure your shares - enter them in regular windows format - e.g. \myserver\myshare

   
   


6. 
   

   Configure the block's remaining settings, save.

   
   

SITE USAGE

1. Add the block to your moodle front page (site)