new external storage options: mount options, occ commands

owncloud-archive · Mar 1, 2016 · e48aec5 · e48aec5
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diff --git a/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage/images/mount_options.png b/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage/images/mount_options.png
diff --git a/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage_configuration_gui.rst b/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage_configuration_gui.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ The External Storage Support application enables you to mount external storage
 services and devices as secondary ownCloud storage devices. You may also allow 
 users to mount their own external storage services.
 
+ownCloud 9.0 introduces a new set of :ref:`occ commands for managing external storage <files_external_label>`.
+
+Also new in 9.0 is an option for the ownCloud admin to disable sharing on individual external mountpoints (see :ref:`external_storage_mount_options_label`.)
+
 Enabling External Storage Support
 ---------------------------------
 
@@ -66,8 +70,13 @@ individually with the following options:
 
 * Encryption
 * Previews
+* Enable Sharing
 * Filesystem check frequency (Never, Once per direct access)
 
+The **Encryption** checkbox is visible only when the Encryption app is enabled. 
+
+**Enable Sharing** allows the ownCloud admin to enable or disable sharing on individual mountpoints. When sharing is disabled the shares are retained internally, so that you can re-enable sharing and the previous shares become available again.
+
 .. figure:: external_storage/images/mount_options.png
    :alt: Additional mount options exposed on mouseover.
 

diff --git a/admin_manual/configuration_server/occ_command.rst b/admin_manual/configuration_server/occ_command.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ occ Command Directory
 * :ref:`database_conversion_label`
 * :ref:`encryption_label`
 * :ref:`file_operations_label`
+* :ref:`files_external_label`
 * :ref:`create_javascript_translation_files_label`
 * :ref:`ldap_commands_label`
 * :ref:`logging_commands_label`
@@ -391,7 +392,7 @@ For a more detailed explanation see
 Encryption
 ----------
 
-ownCloud 8.2 introduces a new set of encryption commands::
+``occ`` includes a complete set of commands for managing encryption::
 
  encryption
   encryption:change-key-storage-root   Change key storage root
@@ -520,6 +521,27 @@ one must be specified.
 ``files:cleanup`` tidies up the server's file cache by deleting all file 
 entries that have no matching entries in the storage table.
 
+.. _files_external_label:
+
+Files External
+--------------
+
+Commands for managing external storage::
+
+ files_external
+  files_external:applicable           Manage applicable users and groups for a mount
+  files_external:backends             Show available authentication and storage backends
+  files_external:config               Manage backend configuration for a mount
+  files_external:create               Create a new mount configuration
+  files_external:delete               Delete an external mount
+  files_external:export               Export mount configurations
+  files_external:import               Import mount configurations
+  files_external:list                 List configured mounts
+  files_external:option               Manage mount options for a mount
+  files_external:verify               Verify mount configuration
+
+These commands replicate the functionality in the ownCloud Web GUI, plus two new features:  ``files_external:export`` and ``files_external:import``. Use ``files_external:export`` to export all admin mounts to a text file, and ``files_external:export [user_id]`` to export the mounts of the specified ownCloud user. Use ``files_external:import [filename]`` to import the configuration.
+
 .. _create_javascript_translation_files_label:
 
 l10n, Create Javascript Translation Files for Apps

diff --git a/admin_manual/contents.rst b/admin_manual/contents.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Table of Contents
     :maxdepth: 3
 
     index 
-    release_notes
     whats_new_admin
     installation/index
     configuration_server/index
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ Table of Contents
     maintenance/index
     operations/index
     issues/index
+..  release_notes
 
 Enterprise Subscription Only
 ----------------------------

diff --git a/admin_manual/whats_new_admin.rst b/admin_manual/whats_new_admin.rst
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ ownCloud has many improvements. Some of our new features are:
   (:doc:`configuration_user/reset_user_password`)
 * Command-line options added to the Updater app. (:doc:`maintenance/update`)
 * Many new ``occ`` commands. (:doc:`configuration_server/occ_command`)
+* Admin option to enable and disable sharing on external storage mountpoints. (:ref:`external_storage_mount_options_label`)