NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:  GroupWise Ofcheck 4.1c3 Update
README FOR:  OFCK41.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCTS and VERSIONS:
GroupWise 4.1 for DOS
GroupWise 4.1 Admin for DOS
GroupWise 4.1 Admin for UNIX
GroupWise 4.1a for Windows - Admin
GroupWise 4.1 for Windows - Admin
GroupWise 4.1 for DOS - Admin

ABSTRACT:

Ofcheck 4.1c3 is fully compatible with 4.0a and later versions of GroupWise
databases and is recommended for use in place of previous versions of Ofcheck.

 This release includes enhanced checking routines for detecting and removing
orphaned message attachments.

 This enhancement will initially reduce the overall size of the message store
and will further assist system administrators in maintaining a clean and
efficient GroupWise system.


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ISSUE: 

In addition to the enhanced checking routines, the 4.1c3 version of Ofcheck
includes the following changes made to the 4.1b and later versions:

 - When using the Expire option for an entire post office (User = "all"), it
detects and deletes orphaned records in message databases and orphaned files in
the offiles directory and recovers wasted storage space.
 - Prevents deletions of new attachment files (files created within the last
six hours at the time Ofcheck checks them). Those files are stored in the
offiles directory structure.
 - Verification record validation - detects and reports security violations
(D115 - renamed databases)
 - Detects and deletes extremely large (invalid) notify files in the ofnotify
directory.
 - Detects and corrects folders linked to themselves instead of valid parent.
 - Resolves un-owned files by setting file ownership to Supervisor.
 - Turns off database roll-forward logging if accidentally turned on.
 - Shows FIDs and diskIDs for all users during summary stats.
 - Correctly reports recovered records following structural rebuilds.
 - Cleans up expired server log files.
 - Better timesharing for server execution and callbacks for server
termination.
 - Fixes low-level database code to ignore encryption bytes in WP headers.
 - Fixes low-level database code to delete records in extreme cases.
 - Fixes low-level database code to recover additional records during rebuild
in extreme cases.



Self-Extracting File Name: ofck41.exe

Files Included     Size     Date      Time

..\
      OFCK41.TXT     (This file)
     OFCHECK.EXE         1038864          6-5-96     10:13:00 pm
     OFCHECK.MSG           43666          6-5-96     10:13:00 pm


Installation Instructions:

By default, OFCHECK.EXE and OFCHECK.MSG reside in the <domain>\WPTOOLS
directory where they are accessed from the DOS GroupWise Administration program
(AD.EXE). Because of changes in the user interface, the 4.1c3 version cannot be
launched from the Admin program and should be installed to a different
directory such as <domain>\WPTOOLS\OFCK41C. Additionally, the OFUSER.DC and
OFMSG.DC files should be copied from <domain>\WPOFFICE to this same directory
(to facilitate rebuilds of remote and archive databases).

 To use Ofcheck 4.1c3, change to the <domain>\WPTOOLS\OFCK41C directory and
type OFCHECK MENU. Initially, you will need to verify the accuracy of the entry
in the Path to Host field (post office directory path).

 The new Orphan Cleanup feature is designed to be run against a single post
office and not against multiple post offices simultaneously.

 To use Orphan Cleanup, specify a valid path to the post office directory of
the post office you wish to have examined (Path to Host field referenced
earlier) and the name of that post office (Post Office field). With the User
setting set to "all", the Orphan Cleanup option will be available under the
Action to Perform menu.

 NOTE: If the "Post Office" setting is set to "all", the Orphan Cleanup option
will be unavailable in the Action to Perform menu. It is unnecessary to use
this option for routine maintenance, but may be used when disk storage space is
a concern.


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