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When logging on to a password-protected resource, your browser will prompt you for username and password. In this dialog, it tells you what you are accessing. This description is called ''realm''.
When logging on to a password-protected resource, your browser prompts you for the username and password. In this dialog, it describes what you are actually accessing. This description is called a ''realm''.


You can customize the realms in HFS using the [[HFS: Virtual File System menu|VFS Menu]]. There is an item named ''Customized realm'' where you can enter the realm for this folder and all subfolders.
You can customize the HFS realms by using the [[HFS: Virtual File System menu|VFS Menu]]. Use the item named ''Customized realm'' to define the realm for this folder and all subfolders.


If you don't enter a realm, but specified a comment for the item, the ''Use comment as realm'' option will make the comment be used as the realm.
If you don't define a realm, but you did specify a comment for the item, the ''Use comment as realm'' option makes the comment be used as the realm.


You are prompted for password by your browser also when you click on the ''Login'' link. You can customize the realm for this request by '''''Menu → Other options → Login realm'''''.
Your browser also prompts for a password when you click the ''Login'' link. You can customize the realm to satisfy this request by '''''Menu → Other options → Login realm'''''.

Revision as of 08:46, 10 October 2006

When logging on to a password-protected resource, your browser prompts you for the username and password. In this dialog, it describes what you are actually accessing. This description is called a realm.

You can customize the HFS realms by using the VFS Menu. Use the item named Customized realm to define the realm for this folder and all subfolders.

If you don't define a realm, but you did specify a comment for the item, the Use comment as realm option makes the comment be used as the realm.

Your browser also prompts for a password when you click the Login link. You can customize the realm to satisfy this request by Menu → Other options → Login realm.