"Jo Winchester" <JoWinchester@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for testing this.
>
> I am using a Windows 2000 server - which I believe has IIS5.0.
>
> I have also tested on an XP machine - which again I think has IIS5.1
> installed, and I couldn't recreate the error.
>
> I looks as though it might only be restricted to IIS5.0.
>
> "Bernard Cheah [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Interesting, but I can't repro the error. I'm using IIS5.1 to test :)
>>
>> have a file called file.txt
>> at c:\inetpub\ftproot
>> and c:\
>>
>> My user was denied full control on the file c:\file.txt
>> while everyone full control for c:\inetpub\ftproot\file.txt
>>
>> I then ftp. make the localpath at c:\
>> then mget file.txt
>> ftp> mget file.txt
>> 200 Type set to A.
>> mget file.txt? y
>> Error opening local file file.txt.
>> > file.txt:Permission denied
>>
>> then open windows explorer. the original file.txt still exist - no
>> changes,
>> and I can't open it as well.
>> open the ftp log file, no sent /file.txt 226 was recorded.
>>
>> Can you double check and ensure the user doesn't have any permissions on
>> local \\destination\folder2\file.txt
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bernard Cheah
>> http://www.iis-resources.com/
>> http://www.iiswebcastseries.com/
>> http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/
>>
>>
>> "Jo Winchester" <JoWinchester@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C2403E6A-95A0-402F-9665-B41F1D073084@microsoft.com...
>> > The is the scenario when files are deleted incorrectly:
>> >
>> > The have 2 folders - one on a source server, one on a destination
>> > server.
>> > There is a file in both folders with the same name.
>> >
>> > \\source\folder1\file.txt
>> > \\destination\folder2\file.txt
>> >
>> > I am running the "mget" command to copy all files from folder1 to
>> > folder2.
>> > However, the permissions on the copy of file.txt in folder 2 are very
>> > restrictive, (for example, only one user account has permissions on the
>> > file,
>> > and they only have read access). The permissions on the file in
>> > folder1
>> > are
>> > everyone - full control.
>> > When the "mget" command is run from a command line, you are prompted
>> > whether
>> > to transfer file.txt. Typing "y" to confirm that you would like to
>> > transfer
>> > the file returns an error of
>> >
>> > Error opening local file File.
>> >> File.txt:Permission denied
>> >
>> > Which is what you would expect. However, file.txt in folder2 then gets
>> > deleted.
>> > The FTP IIS log indicated that the file has transferred successfully.
>> >
>> > 10:43:38 127.0.0.1 [13]sent /folder1/file.txt 226
>> >
>> > Jo
>> >
>> > "Bernard Cheah [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Not sure if I get you correctly. the file that can't be overwrite but
>> >> get
>> >> deleted when you try to get it ?
>> >> not able download ? but delete ? doens't make sense, right ?
>> >>
>> >> what's the iis ftp status code in the log file.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Bernard Cheah
>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/iis/
>> >> http://www.iiswebcastseries.com/
>> >> http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Jo Winchester" <JoWinchester@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:2F6225DA-F175-4CDE-9E52-D5BBFDA03695@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I am using the MGET command, and have been testing to see what
>> >> >happens
>> >> >if
>> >> >you
>> >> > try to transfer a file that has the same name as a file in the
>> >> > destination
>> >> > folder, but the file in the destination folder has permissions set
>> >> > so
>> >> > that
>> >> > it
>> >> > can't be overwritten.
>> >> > Running from a command prompt, if I run mget *.* I am prompted y/n
>> >> > to
>> >> > transfer the file, then get a "permission denied" message (which is
>> >> > what
>> >> > I'd
>> >> > expect) but the file that cannot be overwritten is then deleted. I
>> >> > am
>> >> > going
>> >> > to be automating the FTP xfer, and am concerned that files may be
>> >> > deleted
>> >> > unexpectedly
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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