General.cfg Settings

Using the Management Console, you can review or modify general configuration settings in Scalix, though the options are procedurally limited and require a precise knowledge of both the configuration context and the range of extensions you can apply. Use of the console to check and change configurations requires two general steps:

Querying a configuration

To query a configuration with the Management Console:

  1. In the toolbar, click the Settings button.
  2. In the contents pane, select the name of the server you want to query.
  3. The General tab displays by default.
  4. In the bottom half of this tab, click the Edit Settings button.
  5. When the Edit Settings dialog box appears, enter the exact configuration name in the Setting Name field.
TIP: See “Configuration Options” in the Scalix Administration Guide for a complete list of all available configuration options.
  1. Click Get.
  2. If the configuration name was entered correctly and it exists in the current Scalix system, the query results display in the Setting Value field. This field displays the value, such as a whole number or a text entry such as TRUE or FALSE, BEFORE or AFTER, etc.
  3. Close the Edit Settings dialog box, or make changes as detailed in the following sections.

Entering a new configuration setting

If you queried a Scalix general configuration and got the “no value...” message, type a value for the missing configuration and save it to the Scalix general.cfg file now.

To enter a new configuration setting:

  1. In the toolbar, click the Settings button.
  2. In the contents pane, select the name of the server you want to query.
  3. The General tab displays by default.
  4. In the bottom half of this tab, click the Edit Settings button.
  5. When the Edit Settings dialog box appears, make sure the exact configuration name is correctly typed in the Setting Name field.
  6. Type the appropriate value in the Setting Value field.
  7. Click Set.
  8. Click the now-active Save Changes button at the bottom of the display pane.

Modifying an existing configuration setting

You can change a configuration value in the Edit Settings dialog box after successfully querying the original setting.

To modify an existing configuration setting:

  1. In the toolbar, click the Settings button.
  2. In the contents pane, select the name of the server you want to query.
  3. The General tab displays by default.
  4. In the bottom half of this tab, click the Edit Settings button and query the current configuration value.
  5. Check the current value to verify that a change is needed.
  6. Replace the current value in the Setting Value field with your preferred value.
  7. Click Set.
  8. Click the now-active Save Changes button at the bottom of the display pane.

The Scalix Administration Guide includes a complete list of all available configuration options and their default values/extensions, plus a range of values where applicable.

Alert: Do not modify settings in the general.cfg file without consulting the Scalix Administration Guide first to understand the ramifications. Call Scalix support if you are unsure of the effects of making changes to the general.cfg file.

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