Working with the File System Connector

The File System connector exposes content in a file system directory. The mount is rooted at the directory you pointed to during mount creation.

Versioning Features

The File System mount supports the following versioning features, which are available if you select Versioning Support when you create the mount:
  • Checkin, which copies a snapshot of the current file
  • History, including rollback to a previous version
  • Compare versions

The versioning features are implemented using an RCS versioning system as the back end.

Permissions Needed for Access to File System Assets

When WorldServer accesses assets in a File System mount, it acts as the user who is running the WorldServer process. Ensure that the permissions on the mount point in the file system are set so that the WorldServer user can read and write to all files and directories at and below the mount point. This is especially important with directories that are accessible over the network because permissions are stricter for network access.