NPrinting Distribution Folder - Share File

[Diane]

Hello,
We are in the process of setting up Nprinting at a client's site and the reports will be sent directly to a shared file server.
Are there any technologies that are recommended for the shared file server?
Are there any technologies that do not work with NPrinting, e.g. DFS, NFS, SMB?

Thanks in advance.

Diane

[Ruggero_Piccoli]

Hi,

Reports distribution on folders is documented here https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/May2021/Content/NPrinting/AdministeringQVNprinting/Folder-dest... 

You have to test if the Windows user that runs the Qlik NPrinting Scheduler Windows service can write on the destination folder. If yes Qlik NPrinting can write reports there. If not you have to set the permissions etc in order to let the service user to write files.

Best Regards,

Ruggero

[Diane]

Thank you.
And for the protocol used on the file server, is there a recommendation or we can use all protocols ?
Are DFS, NFS and SMB possible for Nprinting ?

Thanks in advance?

[Ruggero_Piccoli]

Hi,

We test Qlik NPrinting only in a native Windows servers environment. For example we do not test Samba but I think if you log into the Qlik NPrinting scheduler computer with the Windows user and you are able to open and write on the shared folder using UNC path also Qlik NPrinting will be able to write on that folder.

Best Regards,

Ruggero

[Frank_S · Accepted solution]

@Diane

@Ruggero_Piccoli is correct.

NPrinting is optimized for NTLM and NTFS file and folder security and as such is supported therein.

If your NPrinting Server computer service account has permission to open your network folder without being forced to authenticate in the background, your Distributed File System share may allow access to your network folder from the NPrinting server.

The test Ruggero proposed will give you indication if it will work. (to log into your NP server as your NPrinting service user account the attempt to access the network share. If you do not have passthrough authentication configured, then you may likely be prompted for credentials. So this won't work since the NP service account runs in the background, For any chance for this to work, there should be no prompt for credentials when accessing the intended sharepoint or network folder location.

Kind regards...