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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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  <info>
    <title xml:id="diskdrake--dav-ti1">Access WebDAV shared drives and
    directories</title>

    <subtitle>diskdrake --dav</subtitle>
  </info>

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    <imageobject>
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                 revision="1" xml:id="diskdrake--dav-im1"/>
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  <para>This tool<footnote><para>You can start this tool from the command line, by
    typing <emphasis role="bold">diskdrake --dav</emphasis> as root.</para>
  </footnote> is found in the Mageia Control Center, under the Network Sharing
  tab, labeled <guilabel>Configure WebDAV shares</guilabel>.</para>

  <section>
    <title>Introduction</title>

 <para><link xlink:href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebDAV">WebDAV</link> is a protocol
    that allows to mount a web server's directory
    locally, so that it appears as a local directory. It is necessary that the
    remote machine run a WebDAV server. This is not the aim of this tool to
    configure the WebDAV server.</para>
  </section>

  <section>
    <title>Creating a new entry</title>

    <para>The first screen of the tool displays the already configured entries, if any, and a
    <guibutton>New</guibutton> button. Use it to create a new entry. Insert
    the server URL in the field of the new screen.</para>

    <para>Then you get a screen with radio buttons to select some actions.
    Continue with the action <guibutton>Mount point</guibutton> by clicking
    <guibutton>OK</guibutton> after selecting the radio button, as the
    <guibutton>Server</guibutton> is already configured. You can however
    correct it, if needed.</para>

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          <imagedata fileref="diskdrake--dav3.png"/>
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      </mediaobject>

    <para>The content of the remote directory will be accessible through this
    mount point.</para>

    <para>In the next step, give your user name and password. If you need some
    other options, you can give them in the <guibutton>advanced</guibutton>
    screen.</para>

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          <imagedata fileref="diskdrake--dav4.png"/>
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    <para>The option <guibutton>Mount</guibutton> allows you to mount
    immediately the access.</para>

    <para>After you accepted the configuration with the radio button
    <guibutton>Done</guibutton>, the first screen is displayed again and your
    new mount point is listed. After you choose <guibutton>Quit</guibutton>,
    you are asked whether or not to save the modifications in
    <emphasis>/etc/fstab</emphasis>. Choose this option if you want that the
    remote directory is available at each boot. If your configuration is for
    one-time usage, do not save it.</para>
  </section>
</section>