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MSFTPSVC errors Rendall
5/3/2007 10:11:00 AM
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Dear IT collegues,

I have 2000 server with a FTP service running. In the system log I get two
messages which I can't find the source off the error.

Settings FTP:

Home directory TAB) I have changed the ftp root to X:\ftproot instead
C:\INETPUB\ftproot
Security account TAB) I disallow anonymous access and grant access to
Administrator and FTPUSER

Settings X:\ftproot

I removed the everyone user and only allow Administrator and FTPUSER and
granted both off them user rights (full and read only)

It works fine and I am quitte sure it is secure. Maybe not perfect but
that's an other discussion.

The errors:

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSFTPSVC
Event Category: None
Event ID: 101
Date: date
Time: time
User: N/A
Computer: server2000
Description:
The server was unable to add the virtual root '' for the directory
'X:\ftproot' due to the following error: Access is denied. The data is the
error code.

And:

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSFTPSVC
Event Category: None
Event ID: 10
Date: date
Time: time
User: N/A
Computer: server2000
Description:
User _User_ at host _IPADDRESS_ has timed-out after 900 seconds of
inactivity.

The first error appears when the FTP service is starting, in my case I
scheduled the service cause at night all working people are sleeping and the
FTP is useless (what everyone could consider for security)

The second error appears when someone has disconnected.

It is not shocking, it's working fine! But those errors are the only one in
my eventvwr and I want to get rid off them too at last :-D
Re: MSFTPSVC errors .._..
5/4/2007 2:38:26 PM
The second one you can't get rid of.

It is the results of a user just closing the FTP application (or an
otherwise abandoned session) rather than using the log out command in FTP.
Short of whipping your users into complying with logging out, you will never
get rid of it. Best bet is ignore it.

The first one is pretty obvious, you have a virtual folder that the server
service does not have permission to access. Check for virtual folders, then
check their paths. (It's probably a shared network folder, but could be
just about anywhere.)

If your stuff works, those two errors can be ignored though....

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Re: MSFTPSVC errors Rendall
5/5/2007 1:39:00 AM
The error of the time out is a time out and I can not get rid off it unless I
use a FTP client and are able to log off normal. I use just an explorer
window so... The second is solved. It is just very simple.... :-S The folder
which I use as FTP folder to publisch has only the right Administrator and
FTPUSER. did remove everyone cause I do not want everyony to log on without
security. (sorry guys, no open FTP site!!! :-D)

Most of the services are strarted by the account SYSTEM. And that did the
trick! You can choose to let the administrator account start the service
which you can change in de services manager or add the account SYSTEM to have
access rights to that folder. Just list and read is enough.

Errors solved / cleared !!!

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Re: MSFTPSVC errors Bernard Cheah [MVP]
5/16/2007 12:00:00 AM
By design - IIS related services use system account, it is not recommended
to change it.

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Regards,
Bernard Cheah
http://www.iis.net/
http://www.iis-resources.com/
http://msmvps.com/blogs/bernard/


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