"LB" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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> My IIS - FTP server is working fine. Users have home folders
> under default FTP root.
>
> BillB logs in and goes to home Folder BillB.
>
> The problem is that he can go up a folder and see the
> folders listed in the FTP root.
> He can't open the folders but I don't want him to be
> able to list the folders.
>
> The few things I tried ended up blocking him access to
> his home folder in the root.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to make it so he can't list
> folders in FTP Root yet still access his home folder
> as he has been?
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
>

"Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <levinson_k@despammed.com> wrote in message
news:u3tNIBt5DHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> This is a common question. The answer is in the FAQ here:
>
> http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#ftphome
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=245048
>
> So, if using virtual directories to hide users' home directories from
other
> users, you can use the instructions in the article above to configure the
> root FTP folder in the IIS MMC console to be an empty folder at the same
> level as the user folders. The user folders would then be added as
virtual
> folders using the IIS MMC.
>
> [IIS 6.0 with Windows 2003 Server may have another method called "FTP user
> isolation mode" or something similar. You failed to mention what version
of
> Windows you're running, something that's very important for us to know.]
>
>
> "LB" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:eFPcXyo5DHA.2008@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > My IIS - FTP server is working fine. Users have home folders
> > under default FTP root.
> >
> > BillB logs in and goes to home Folder BillB.
> >
> > The problem is that he can go up a folder and see the
> > folders listed in the FTP root.
> > He can't open the folders but I don't want him to be
> > able to list the folders.
> >
> > The few things I tried ended up blocking him access to
> > his home folder in the root.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how to make it so he can't list
> > folders in FTP Root yet still access his home folder
> > as he has been?
> >
> > Thanks for any help!
> >
> >
>
>