Sharing folders with other users

You can share folders with another user regardless of whether the other person already has an account in the FAUbox or not. People who already have an IdM ID simply have to log into the FAUbox or get invited to a folder through their official university e-mail address in order to have an account created for them.

External users can also be invited to the FAUbox, but only as guests. They have limited permissions using the FAUbox and only have access to the folders that are shared with them.

Sharing a top-level folder with an internal user:

1. Choose the folder you want to share and click on the -sign.

2. Type in the official university e-mail address in case the person does not yet have an FAUbox account or his username/name, if he is already registered for the FAUbox.

Internal persons (who already have a FAUbox account) can also be invited via recognition@university-domain.de to folders but in this case, they will not receive any e-mail informing them about the invitation. We recommend using one of the above mentioned methods until the notification system is changed.

If you want to invite multiple people at the same time, you can list their names into the input box. However, now you can choose only one permission type for all of them. If you want to give someone a different permission you have to invite them separately.

3. Choose a permission for the person you want to invite to the folder.

4. Click on the -sign next to the input box. The user will now be invited to the folder.

5. Click on Close to close the window.

6. The user will now receive an e-mail informing him about the invitation. Once he chose whether to accept or decline your invitation, you will receive an e-mail in return telling you whether your invitation was accepted or declined.

Sharing a top-level folder with an external user

You will find an instruction on how to invite an external user to a folder here: Invitation to an external user