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<p>Editing the PaperCut server.properties file</p>
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<h1>Are you trying to open/edit the server.properties file in Windows and getting an access denied error?</h1>
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<p>Some common reasons to edit the server.properties file include:</p>
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<p>- Applying changes for a migration to an external database</p>
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<p>- Making the following edits to fall in line with best practices:</p>
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<p><em>server.ssl.protocols=auto</em></p>
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<p><em>server.ssl.cipher-suites=auto</em></p>
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<p><em>server.ssl.using-strong-defaults=Y</em></p>
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<p>- Or to change the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/ResettingTheAdminPassword#overview" rel="noreferrer noopener">PaperCut Admin password</a>, and much much more!</p>
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<p>But be careful, editing the wrong line or adding incorrect values can result in the PaperCut services not starting up again properly.</p>
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<p>In case you want to revert to the default values before you made tweaks, you can check out the server.properties.template file. This file contains a template for the properties file so you can see how the file used to look.</p>
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<p>Also, please make sure you have the "show file name extensions" checkbox checked, or you might end up with naming the file server.properties.properties which then leads in the app server not being able to start up, with an error in the log file stating that the server.properties file cannot be found.</p>
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<p>If you accidentally change server.properties.template instead of server.properties your changes will not be applied, as this file is for reference only.</p>
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<p>The file in question lives in the server folder where PaperCut is installed,&nbsp;<em>[application-directory]/server/</em>. On a 64-bit Windows server running PaperCut MF this would be C:\Program Files\PaperCut MF\server\.</p>
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<p>When you attempt to open it, you may see the below warning - do not panic!</p>
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<p>Even though this is frustrating, there is a simple fix to deal with these permission issues.</p>
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<ol><li>Go to your Windows Search and Type Command Prompt</li><li>Right-click and Run Command Prompt as Administrator</li><li>Navigate to the location of the server.properties file and open it with notepad.exe through the command prompt.</li></ol>
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<p>Commands used in this example: (the location of the server.properties file might vary depending on your environment)</p>
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<ul><li><strong>cd /</strong></li><li><strong>cd</strong>&nbsp;PaperCut MF</li><li><strong>cd</strong>&nbsp;server</li><li><strong>notepad.exe</strong>&nbsp;server.properties</li></ul>
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<ol><li>The server.properties file should now open, and you will be able to edit and save it at will.</li></ol>
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<h1>Command prompt refresher</h1>
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<p>For those of you who are a little rusty on the command prompts, here's a quick glossary to jog your memory.</p>
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<p><strong>cd "foldername"</strong></p>
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<p>Will change into the given folder</p>
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<p><strong>cd /&nbsp;</strong></p>
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<p>Will take you to the root folder of the Drive</p>
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<p>Notepad.exe "filename" will open a text file in notepad</p>
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<p><strong>dir</strong></p>
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<p>Will give you the contents of the current folder</p>
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<p><strong>Tab Key -&gt;</strong></p>
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<p>Pressing the tab key after typing one or more letters of the filename will auto-complete the command if there are several matching files you can tab again to get the next value. Press enter once you've got the correct file and want to execute the command.</p>
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<p><strong><em>Pro Tip</em></strong><em>&nbsp;- Use&nbsp;</em><a target="_blank" href="https://notepad-plus-plus.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>notepad ++</em></a><em>&nbsp;as your text editor and never look back! (Other cool text editors are available, but we like this one</em>)&nbsp;</p>
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<p>As always, you know how to contact us if you need further help.</p>
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