File access
The following FAQs address questions about accessing files under management.
Files whose full accessed share path exceeds 255 characters will not be accessible.
For File System sources, the following limitations exist.
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The source path cannot be more than a single directory beyond the host. For example,
\\server01.domain.com\folderA
. Further path refinement is defined by datasets. -
The hostname portion of the source path can contain only the following characters.
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upper and lowercase alpha-numeric characters
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.
(period) -
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(dash) -
_
(underscore)
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The source path cannot contain any of the following special characters.
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<
(less than) -
>
(greater than) -
:
(colon) -
"
(double quote) -
|
(vertical bar or pipe) -
?
(question mark) -
*
(asterisk) -
/
(forward slash)
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Files whose full accessed share path exceeds 255 characters will not be accessible.
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The path cannot contain
.
or..
before, after, or in between slashes (\
) with no other characters.-
Not valid:
\\company.domain.com\..
\\company.domain.com\.
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Valid:
\\company.domain.com\abc..
\\company.domain.com\.abc
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For file system datasets, the following limitations exist.
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The sub-directory path cannot contain any of the following special characters.
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<
(less than) -
>
(greater than) -
:
(colon) -
"
(double quote) -
|
(vertical bar or pipe) -
?
(question mark) -
*
(asterisk) / (slash)
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Files whose full accessed share path exceeds 255 characters will not be accessible.
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The path cannot contain
.
or..
before, after, or in between slashes (\
) with no other characters.-
Not valid:
\..\
\.\abc
\abc\..
\abc\.\def
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Valid:
\abc..
\.abc
\abc\def.
\abc\.def\gh
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Avoid hidden or system level CIFS share (such as, \\server01\c$\folderA
).
Files whose full accessed share target and destination path exceeds 255 characters will not be accessible on the destination.