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Nicolas Verhaeghe

2005-07-27, 5:54 pm

For some reason I cannot set up the FTP accounts for developers.

I created the account in AD, made sure they are not set up for email and
such, added them to groups with Full Control permissions on the folders they
need access to, they cannot seem to be able to create files, delete, etc...
All they can do is read.

I made sure that the FTP server in IIS allows writing. It just will not
work!

Is there another solution that IIS for FTP? I always thought it was the
poorest feature.

Thanks!


Nicolas Verhaeghe

2005-07-27, 5:54 pm

I think the main difficulty comes from the fact that SBS does not allow
adding local users...

All the FAQs I found told me to create a local user inside of a local group
and to give this local group permission to write in the folder.

But... it is impossible to find the "Local Users and Groups" menu inside of
the "Manage your computer" menu...

I am looking for a simple step-by-step instruction sheet on how to simply
create an FTP server with access to a specific folder, along with the login
and password.

It's a hair pulling situation right now. Thanks!


Jeff Cochran

2005-07-28, 7:50 am

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:00:52 -0700, "Nicolas XXXXXXXXX"
<nospam_nicver@yahoo.com_nospam> wrote:

>For some reason I cannot set up the FTP accounts for developers.
>
>I created the account in AD, made sure they are not set up for email and
>such, added them to groups with Full Control permissions on the folders they
>need access to, they cannot seem to be able to create files, delete, etc...
>All they can do is read.
>
>I made sure that the FTP server in IIS allows writing. It just will not
>work!
>
>Is there another solution that IIS for FTP? I always thought it was the
>poorest feature.


ISA or firewall?

See:

HOW TO: Set Up an FTP Server in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;323384

How To Set Up an FTP Site So That Users Log Onto Their Folders:
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;EN-US;201771

HOW TO: Create a Secure FTP Directory that Uses Password
Authentication:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=239120

How To Set Up Isolated Ftp Site:
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;555018

How To Limit Access to a FTP Site in Windows Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;816525

INFO: FTP Site Administration Documentation in IIS 6.0:
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;814865

Jeff
Nicolas Verhaeghe

2005-07-28, 5:59 pm

The firewall is setup to allow FTP, so is ISA.

I can ping the FTP port but not log on with FTP/IIS.

When I install a 3rd party FTP server, I can log on but get a 550 when I try
to write, even when Everyone is given Full Control permission over the
folder (just for test duration, of course).

I will read the FAQs,


Bernard Cheah [MVP]

2005-07-29, 8:08 am

Without ISA, can you login locally using ftp.exe ?
if yes, then you should bug ISA groups and see what's the correct setting
for it.

--
Regards,
Bernard Cheah
http://www.microsoft.com/iis/
http://www.iiswebcastseries.com/
http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/


"Nicolas XXXXXXXXX" <nospam_nicver@yahoo.com_nospam> wrote in message
news:42e92efb$0$22209$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net...
> The firewall is setup to allow FTP, so is ISA.
>
> I can ping the FTP port but not log on with FTP/IIS.
>
> When I install a 3rd party FTP server, I can log on but get a 550 when I
> try to write, even when Everyone is given Full Control permission over the
> folder (just for test duration, of course).
>
> I will read the FAQs,
>



Jeff Cochran

2005-07-29, 8:51 pm

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:16:10 -0700, "Nicolas XXXXXXXXX"
<nospam_nicver@yahoo.com_nospam> wrote:

>The firewall is setup to allow FTP, so is ISA.
>
>I can ping the FTP port but not log on with FTP/IIS.


You can't "ping" a port. And what specifcally does "not log on" mean?

>When I install a 3rd party FTP server, I can log on but get a 550 when I try
>to write, even when Everyone is given Full Control permission over the
>folder (just for test duration, of course).


"Everyone" is a group, it doesn't mean "All Users". If the user isn't
in the group Everyone, then giving Everyone access has no effect.

Third party FTP servers don't normally use Windows users and security.
It may very well be that no change in Windows group access has any
effect.

Use the command line FTP so you see the exact responses. Check the
FTP server logs to see what the request was.

Jeff
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