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all groups > iis ftp > august 2004

Windows 2003 FTP rights issue
Posted by Salman at 8/31/2004 3:35:31 AM
I am running an FTP site from Windows 2003 server. I can download the data from FTP site fine but when I try to upload the data, it gives me the error message of permission. I would like to setup in a way so anybody can download the data, but in order to upload the data, you would need ...more >>


Passwords containing @ access IIs6 FTP site
Posted by Tom at 8/30/2004 1:39:55 PM
When my user attempts to access a passworded FTP site on my IIS6 server, the URL gets modified to include some of her password characters. Here is an example using IE userid Tom tries to access ftp://ftp.somewhere.com with the password 1234@5678 the URL gets changed to 5678@ftp.somewhere....more >>

Port 21 blocked by ISP
Posted by DAZ at 8/28/2004 6:12:14 PM
I'm running IIS 6 on Windows 2003 Server. The server is behind a Linksys BEFSR41 router and uses a static internal address. My ISP only provides me with a dynamic IP address and has blocked port 21 so I've configured the ftp server to use port 7721. I've also configured passive port num...more >>

FTP service bypass NTFS permissions on DC
Posted by Darren H Gill at 8/26/2004 10:29:05 AM
We have several small offices linked by VPN. These offices have a single Domain controller server which is also the branch office file server. The Files in the shares have restrictive NTFS permissions set, in some cases to a single user with even Domain Admins having no permissions on the ACL...more >>

Operator privilges
Posted by Sameer khanna at 8/25/2004 11:23:06 PM
I have multiples websites hosted on my windows 2000 server. I created a new user through Computer management - Local users and Group. I assigned that new user(tpis) to only one website as ftp account. But when i tried to connect any other website with same account i.e. tpis, all other website...more >>

Multiple users FTP into same site
Posted by Daniel Goepfrich at 8/24/2004 7:41:58 AM
Hello, Hopefully this is an easy one. I have two users that need to FTP into the same site. I have them able to log into their own folders (d:\ftproot\user1 and d:\ftproot\user2) but the site is located at d:\wwwroot\site1. How can I give them access to the site from their respective fol...more >>

FTP Server reports invalid handle
Posted by John at 8/23/2004 3:18:31 PM
Hi, IIS FTP server reports invalid handle when trying to get a file. My machine is installed with Windows NT Server and Service Pack 6a is installed too. The drive that the FTP folder is using is a shared drive as well. I saw a similar bug reported by Microsoft for Windows 2000(Microsoft...more >>

FTP with IIS and Flashget
Posted by Paul Klein at 8/23/2004 10:20:07 AM
Hello, we use the IIS an there are some cutomers they use Flasget for downlaod. there are problems with flahget and the IIS ftp-server. The files are corrupt after download. Paul. ...more >>



IIS 5.1 Reading activity logs
Posted by Ashley at 8/23/2004 1:46:41 AM
Hi, basically I want to be able to see in basic terms when and what people access on my website. I have read various MS articles relating to activity logs on the IIS version I have 5.1. As I currently have basic IIS logs turn on, and I understand that there are programs/software that can uti...more >>

ftp user must go directly into folder
Posted by sphilip at 8/21/2004 9:48:58 PM
i have a folder named "abc" & i want 2 users to go directly into this folder when they logon to our ftp site, such that they r not able to see the other folders. im using the default ftp site on the iis for win2k adv svr with sp4. how do i do this...more >>

Multiple Ftp sites and multiple disks..
Posted by sweetboy at 8/21/2004 3:41:49 PM
Hi everyone, I have a nice one here: I would like to have my ftp site spand over several disks. The ting i that you get a directory listing if you have gathered your ftp sit beneath the root. But if I have several disks like e:\ftp1 and f:\ftp and so on, how can I get a directory listing of t...more >>

ftp site must be available only between 6pm-7am?
Posted by sphilip at 8/21/2004 1:57:07 AM
i have enabled the default ftp site using my IIS manager on our win2k adv server with sp4......... i want to configure it in such a way that users can only log into our ftp site between 6pm to 7am. how do i do this using my IIS manager....more >>

"get" command and a absolute path
Posted by Matt at 8/20/2004 9:16:48 AM
I have been working with a local installation of IIS to see if I could figure out a configuration that allows a unix machine to perform a "get" command with an absolute path. So far, no luck. Once a login is done I try to run "get .../.../..../.../file.txt (.../.../...) are just subdi...more >>

Auto Script
Posted by Paul Ilacqua at 8/20/2004 4:21:49 AM
I can't get the CD (change directory) command to work on an autoscript passed to the FTP -s command. Is that scriptable? ...more >>

FTP Installation Issues
Posted by wmpao at 8/18/2004 10:43:02 PM
After installing Windows Server 2003, I have set up my server as an Application Server. I added a new site (through the web administration menu) and it works fine and the pages come up when I type in the URL. Using the web administration menu, I've also configured the FTP as follows: in "Si...more >>

WIN2k IIS5 FTP Server Issue
Posted by RG at 8/17/2004 7:26:19 PM
I am trying to download 9gig file. Using win2k pro line mode ftp program, after 300mb, the download stops and connection is closed. Using ws_ftp, the download stops after 5gig. What is the problem with the native win2k pro ftp client? Would anyone know how to fix it? Thanks in adv...more >>

Frontpage & FTP
Posted by SteelValor at 8/13/2004 11:46:47 AM
Hey, I have a client that has recently modified their FP permissions. They removed the main user and now when I log into ftp I either am dumped into ftproot (empty) or the list permissions are gone on the actual ftp root. I can however login via FP and see the site. Any ideas on what t...more >>

setting up IIS accounts?
Posted by boe at 8/12/2004 10:40:53 PM
I set up an ftp site on a Windows 2000 box. I went into IIS to create an account under that FTP site. The second tab for security accounts under IIS manager for that site has the allow anonymous at the top checked. The user is IUSR_server... and the password is set to temppass Nothing else ...more >>

Setting up rights for different users on the same IP?
Posted by boe at 8/12/2004 10:29:00 PM
I'd like to set up an FTP server that only has one IP address. Right now I've got it set up so if they log in with the only IIS account and password I was able to figure out, it has them go to a d:\ftproot. Is it possible to make it so that if jdoe logs in it goes to d:\ftproot\jdoe and if...more >>

Multiple FTP Sites on one box
Posted by Wayne at 8/12/2004 3:34:49 PM
Trying to get IIS 5.0 set up so that I can have multiple FTP Sites on the same box. How? Thanks Wayne ...more >>

Timeout settings
Posted by Jim Matthews at 8/12/2004 1:13:17 PM
Can someone explain how the "timeout" setting is supposed to work? My original thought was that it was a "disconnect if inactive for" setting, but apparently not (unless something is amiss on my server) If I set this high enough for people to download large files, then "normal" users stay lo...more >>

Setup IIS6 to use GROUP folders instead of indiv. USER
Posted by i_robot73 NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com at 8/12/2004 7:54:22 AM
Been a searching w/out luck... Is it possible (I'm highly doubting so far) to have IIS6 on a Win2003 server redirect individual users to their respective GROUP folder? IE: User123 belongs to Group1 User456 belongs to Groups2 FTP Root\ \Group1 \Group2 Where loggin of...more >>

How to move user accounts for FTP
Posted by Eric at 8/12/2004 7:10:57 AM
I have set up a new FTP server and used the tool IIS Export made by Adsonline to migrate the FTP sites, Directories and Folder permissions. Now how do I move the user accounts? The setup my company is running is : Old server Windows 2000 this server is not part of a domain or any trusts it ...more >>

Permission virtual directory and website
Posted by hlossie NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com at 8/12/2004 3:24:05 AM
I created "multiple" FTP accounts on my server. Access to each of these accounts are based on the permissions that i set. In order to make sure that only the owner of the ftp account can login, i deleted all other permissions. As a result, the folder in the website now requires a login which w...more >>

Importing settings from a dead FTP server?
Posted by boe at 8/11/2004 5:45:32 PM
We have a server that cannot start.. It dies with the blue screen of death no matter what we do. We had to move the hard drive because the motherboard of an unknown origin is 4 years old and smokes when it is turned on. I can access nearly all of the files from the hard drive though by maki...more >>

setting default domain for ftp users
Posted by Larry at 8/11/2004 3:41:51 PM
Hey guys, I have set up and ftp site on Windows 2003 Server. I turned off anonymous access and set permissions on the folder to a couple domain accounts (not local). I entered the following registry key to set the default domain: Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Se...more >>

resume and lock
Posted by izlem Gozukeles at 8/11/2004 11:51:23 AM
Hi, I developed an Ftp client application which uploads files to a IIS 6. However when I restart to upload partially uploaded file, the server says that I have no permission. Only after a few minunutes, the server removes the lock from this file. Only after this, I can restart upload without ...more >>

IIS 6 User Isolation and Virtual Directories
Posted by shandain NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 8/11/2004 6:59:26 AM
I am working on setting up FTP access for a lot of users. I would like to use user isolation (Not using AD). I can get that part working using a X:\LocalUser\UserXX structure. I would also like to have a virtual directory created for the users that would actually take them to a seperate folde...more >>

ftp security
Posted by DOUG at 8/10/2004 5:17:44 PM
Quick question. Will allowing ftp connections only from specific IP's make it any more "secure" I have done this but port 21 is still showing up on a port scan. In my mind, this is still leaving it vulnerable. Thanks ...more >>

Ports used with PASSV
Posted by qwe at 8/10/2004 12:17:45 PM
I have been having heaps of trouble with my FTP server and finally discovered that my firewall is blocking the ports. I had thought that FTP used only ports 20 and 21 which were opened in the firewall. But I have discovered that FTP uses other ports as well which have been blocked by the firew...more >>

FTP IIS 6 resumes downloads?
Posted by Flavio Borup at 8/10/2004 12:01:37 PM
A customer tries to maka an 400 MB upload and the transfer failed he clains that the FTP does not support resume (But as far as i know, IIS 6 supports for Ups & Downs) It must be turned On? Can be turned off? It needs a special ftp cliente app? How can i monitor tha transfer to show that resu...more >>

Cant delete and upload the files on the FTP server
Posted by Warren Smith at 8/9/2004 12:01:04 PM
Dear All, I got a trouble to upload the files to the FTP server. I created a FTP server and set up my account to full control all folders on the FTP server. If i type ftp://www.mydomain.com , it pops up a small windows to enter my user name and account. I can log in successfully and browse all...more >>

attempting to setup secure FTP sites for individual domain users
Posted by Joe at 8/9/2004 8:56:59 AM
Hey everyone, I tried posting alittle while ago and it did not post for some reason. I am attempting to create several secure FTP sites with one static WAN IP address available. I am using Small Business Server 2003 Standard edition with 2 nic's and the builtin firewall for NAT. I currently...more >>

need to assign different ports for ftp user accounts
Posted by Joe at 8/9/2004 8:10:45 AM
Greetings everyone, I have Small Business Server 2003 standard edition. I am using 2 builtin nic's for connectivity to WAN & LAN with the builtin SBS firewall for NAT. I have a static IP for the WAN. I am trying to create several FTP sites for individual users to logon via there "domainname...more >>

FTP server problem
Posted by brent at 8/9/2004 5:25:18 AM
I run http and ftp servers on my XP Pro machine. The ftp server allows the correct users to connect, but it times out when trying to list the files in the root directory. It gets the first couple of files, but then it times out trying to finish the list. I have been unable to make any g...more >>

FTP:Connect:Connection Timed Out
Posted by ID Success at 8/7/2004 10:05:01 AM
I have a network with 4 Win2K Servers. The network is connected to the Internet via a Router (Cisco). I want to use 'ftp' to connect to a remote computer on one of the servers but I always get the error message - 'ftp:connect:connection timed out'. I tried using other servers in the network ...more >>

Can you configure FTP to accept a UPN?
Posted by Sabo, Eric at 8/6/2004 8:54:09 AM
We are running windows 2003, we have our FTP site up and working. Can you configure it to use and accept UPN username names? -- Eric Sabo NT Administrator ...more >>

Can't Copy or paste
Posted by julie anne at 8/6/2004 5:37:03 AM
I have created an ftp site on the default ftp port. When I login to the ftp site using a web browser I am authenticated and can see all the files on the Site, But when I try paste a file to the dektop i copied from the site it wont allow me to? What is wrong?...more >>

Win2k IIS5 FTP Server Error
Posted by RG at 8/5/2004 3:19:37 PM
I am trying to set up virtual directory on the ftp server called backup. The actual directory is located on a network share on another computer. I am able to access the share from run by typing \\machine\sharename without password. However, when I was setting up virtual directory it ask...more >>

User X cannot login, home directory inaccessible
Posted by Nick at 8/5/2004 12:28:57 PM
Hi, I am having problems setting up an FTP site in Isolation mode using IIS 6.0 on a Windows 2003 server. I also have AD installed but I want to use the Isolation mode (the one that doesn't use AD). Here is what I want to do... I want my client users to be able to FTP files to their o...more >>

Problems use Win2000 Server IIS 5.0 (FTP)
Posted by Tim T at 8/5/2004 9:51:01 AM
I currently have FTP server running on WIN 2000 Server and experiencing a permission problem. When I limit all access to Read only, our customers our saying they still have the ability to delete records. What can be causing this issue. All accounts are local accounts. What other settings shou...more >>

Unable to connect FTP
Posted by Cassio at 8/5/2004 5:47:12 AM
I have a server. It is connected to the internet via a router (Linksys Wireless b). I can connect the server via HTTP, with computers both on the same network (connectd to internet via router) or outside. Problem is that I can't connect it through FTP. What's wrong? thanks...more >>

FTP Access denied ?
Posted by Jim Matthews at 8/3/2004 2:52:54 PM
One of my users has a problem wherein he tries to logon to our (secure) FTP site via a browser (IE6) After he types in the ftp://ftp.mysite.com and hits enter, the URL changes to ftp://@#ftp.mysite.com and fails to be found We trued restting his "cached" password - no luck Does anyone hav...more >>

FTP with Isolate users using Active Directory
Posted by Sabo, Eric at 8/3/2004 8:56:10 AM
We are trying to implement FTP with Isolate users using Active Directory. Some users are experiencing problems when they have routers at their home site. I think it is a problem to do with the NAT. Can someone explain to me how this technology works, it seems like the FTP port coming back is ...more >>

Remote Access
Posted by Stevie Grant at 8/3/2004 4:09:02 AM
Hi folks, I am developing an Intranet site for a client of mine and they have provided me with remote access to their server. I can quite easily connect through Remote Desktop Connection to their server. My problem is that I am developing the Intranet using Dreamweaver/Flash and I am looking to...more >>

"Get" command fails
Posted by Bill B. at 8/2/2004 5:03:31 PM
I am running IIS 5.1 on an XP Pro machine from behind a USR Router. I really am not sure exactly where the problem I am experiencing stems from so i apologize if I am posting to the wrong topic. When I attempt to access the FTP server from a browser it fails. The error I am getting tells m...more >>

426 Connection closed; transfer aborted (MSFTPSVC behind ISA)
Posted by Martin at 8/2/2004 12:30:41 AM
Have problems with connection to FTP server behind an ISA server (on SBS2003) in passive mode. User can log on, but the connection is broken immediately, the error "426 Connection closed; transfer aborted" is issued immediately after LIST command and connection is closed. How to overcome t...more >>


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