When a user enters the Blackboard Content System for the first time, a folder with their name is automatically created in the /users directory. The Manage System Creation of Folders: /users page allows Administrators to select which user roles have default folders created. They may also set quotas for these folders. Users are given full permissions to these folders; this includes read, write, remove, and manage permissions.
Follow these steps to open the Manage System Creation of Folders: /users page.
Step 1 Open the Blackboard Learning System Administrator Control Panel.
Step 2 Select Settings under Content System. The Settings page will appear.
Step 3 Select Default Folder Creation. The Default Folder Creation page will appear.
Step 4 Select Manage next to the /users folder.
The Manage System Creation of Folders: /users page includes the following fields.
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Description |
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Default Role Settings |
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Enable Default Folder Creation |
Select which users will have folders created matching their usernames. This folder is created by default when the user enters the Content System for the first time. |
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Default Quota |
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Default Quota |
Set a default quota for each type of role. For example, Student folders may be set to 20 MB, but Instructor folders may have a quota of 25MB. Note: The quota cannot be changed for existing folders. If a quota is changed, only folders created for new users in that role will have the new quota size. For example, if the quota for Instructors is changed, the folder size for existing Instructors will not change. Folders for new Instructors will have the new quota. |