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Startup parameter: denyattachwithoutext

Startup parameters change the behavior of the Service Manager server. You can always set a startup parameter from the server's operating system command prompt.

Parameter

denyattachwithoutext

Valid if set from

Server's operating system command prompt

Initialization file (sm.ini)

Description

By default, this parameter is set to 0. Attachments without file extensions submitted through web services to Service Manager are checked by Tika against the Service Manager whitelist saved in a DB table in DBMS. If matching content types are found, the attachments can be submitted successfully. If not, the attachments are denied.

When this parameter is set to 1, attachments without file extensions submitted through web services to Service Manager are denied immediatedly by the Service Manager server without checking the content.

Requires restart of the Service Manager server?

No

Note For the configuration to take effect, you need to log off and then log back on to the clients where attachments are submitted through web services.

Default value

0

Possible values

0, 1

Example usage

Command line: sm -httpPort:13080 -denyattachwithoutext:0

Initialization file: denyattachwithoutext:0

Related topics

Attachments

Support for allowing attachments with certain file extensions
Enter a parameter in the sm.ini file
Security parameters