Managing Service Connection Points

A service connection point (SCP) is an object stored in Active Directory Domain Services. Laserfiche uses SCP objects as a method for determining the existence of a Laserfiche Server on a network. Laserfiche client applications can query Active Directory to locate available Laserfiche Servers.

By default, the Laserfiche Server installation process will attempt to create a service connection point for the new Laserfiche Server service. Adding or removing service connection points to Active Directory requires domain administrator privileges.

Note: It is not mandatory to have a service connection point for your Laserfiche Server installation. While client applications will not be able to automatically detect the existence of the Laserfiche Server, you can always manually specify the desired Laserfiche Server instance.

Note: The Laserfiche Server service automatically attempts to publish itself if it runs under the Local System account.

The Laserfiche Server installation includes a utility for managing Laserfiche service connection points: "LfsCPCfg.exe," a command-line utility located in your Laserfiche server installation folder. You must have domain administrator privileges to publish or delete service connection points.

To use LfsCPCfg.exe

  1. Click Start and click Run.
  2. In the Run dialog box, type the following and click OK.

    3. cmd

  3. At the command prompt, browse to your Laserfiche Server installation folder. By default, the full path is "C:\Program Files\Laserfiche\Server."
  4. Type the following and press ENTER to use the configuration utility:

    5. lfscpcfg command

LfsCPCfg.exe accepts the following commands:

list: The list command displays a list of Laserfiche Server service connection points in your Active Directory.

query: The query command displays information about a specific SCP. You can specify the Active Directory distinguished name of an SCP to retrieve information on it. If you do not specify a distinguished name, the utility will query the local computer for SCP information. See the following example query:

lfscpcfg query "CN=LaserficheServerSCP,CN=ComputerName,OU=Computers,DC=laserfiche,DC=com"

publish: The publish command publishes the SCP of the local computer. Performing this command requires domain administrator privileges. Be aware that you cannot publish the SCP of a remote machine.

delete: The delete command removes a specified SCP. If you do not specify a specific SCP, the utility will delete the SCP of the local computer. See the following example:

lfscpcfg delete "CN=LaserficheServerSCP,CN=ComputerName,OU=Computers,DC=laserfiche,DC=com"

help: The help command displays a list of available commands for the utility.