Look at the permissions on the folder. The user may be in a group
>
>"Bernard" <qbernard@hotmail.com.discuss> wrote in message news:<ui4yaIOXEHA.808@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>...
>> In that case, what permission do JoeShmo has over this
>> folder f:\inetpub\wwwroot\JoeShmo ???
>>
>> full control ? you can configure whatever permissions you like the user to
>> have...
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bernard Cheah
>>
http://www.tryiis.com/ >>
http://support.microsoft.com/ >>
http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/ >>
>>
>>
>> "Joey" <jcosta@thetek.com> wrote in message
>> news:d8f04612.0406231913.233796ab@posting.google.com...
>> > Ok let me clarify what I have done. I have two servers, server1
>> > running IIS, server2 is running Active Driectory, both servers are
>> > running windows 2003.
>> >
>> > IIS on server1 has ftp set up. I made a new user in Active Directory
>> > and though the command prompt I set thier FTPRoot and FTPDir like
>> > this:
>> >
>> > iisftp /SetADProp UserID FTPRoot f:\inetpub\wwwroot
>> > iisftp /SetADProp UserID FTPDir JoeShmo
>> >
>> > With JoeShmo being the web site in IIS. So now when UserID logs into
>> > ftp://
www.JoeShmo.com it brings them to the main root directory of
>> > only JoeShmo for the entire wwwroot directory. This way UserID can
>> > only see thier web site contents. The problem is that UserID can do
>> > what ever they want in that folder and I can't see a way to limit
>> > thier access to read only. It's not in folder permissions as far as I
>> > can see. Here is MS web site regarding setting these varaibles.
>> > Everything has worked fine until now when I have had to set
>> > permissions.
>> >
>> >
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/cl_as_isoftp.asp
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks!!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Bernard" <qbernard@hotmail.com.discuss> wrote in message
>> news:<OUILjrQWEHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
>> > > Are you referring domain user account ? what ACL you have for the home
>> > > directory.
>> > > if user logged under domain account and you have configure NTFS
>> properly,
>> > > users will not able to access resources that they are not suppose
>> too....
>> > >
>> > > use filemon from sysinternals.com to trace what user is actually access
>> the
>> > > resource.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Regards,
>> > > Bernard Cheah
>> > >
http://www.tryiis.com/ >> > >
http://support.microsoft.com/ >> > >
http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/ >> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "Joey" <jcosta@thetek.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:d8f04612.0406220454.4063253a@posting.google.com...
>> > > > Actually, I just removed that user from thier home folder and they
>> > > > still have full access. Apprently local security permissions on the
>> > > > folders are not based on user rights to those folders. The person is
>> > > > brandnew in Active Directory and is not part of any other group. If
>> > > > the folder security doesn't control access permissions is it Active
>> > > > Directory? That is where I set up the users FTPROOT and FTPDIR
>> > > > through a command prompt using. How do I limit the user to read only
>> > > > through Active Directory?? Thanks!!
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > jcosta@thetek.com (Joey) wrote in message
>> news:<d8f04612.0406211306.2d3f538c@posting.google.com>...
>> > > > > I have one computer running Active Directory and another running
>> IIS.
>> > > > > In the past I would setup a new user and through the command prompt
>> > > > > set their FTPRoot and FTPDir which would allow them to browse to a
>> > > > > single folder in IIS on the second server. The problem I have now
>> is
>> > > > > I have a user I want to give read only permissions to. I set them
>> up
>> > > > > in Active Directory and Set their FTPRoot and FTPDir and then went
>> to
>> > > > > the folder that i set for the user and only gave them read
>> permissions
>> > > > > in the folder. When I log in using their name it brings me to the
>> > > > > right folder but the user can read and write to it even though they
>> > > > > should only be able to read it.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Any ideas??
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Thanks!!