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G E

2004-12-23, 5:59 pm

I discovered that if you give a virtual directory the
same name as a user, the server will automatically cd to
that directory when the user logs in. I am using IIS5
server on Windows 2000.

I cant find this documented anywhere so I have a couple
questions...
- Will this continue to be the case in the future
- What other bonus features are hidden in there? Does
anybody have a power user guide for the FTP service?

Thanks!

Ken Schaefer

2004-12-23, 8:54 pm

Um, I'd hardly call this undocumented - it's well known behavior. I don't
have an IIS5 box handy so I can't point you directly to any documentation.

There are some good articles on IIS FTP server here:
http://www.orcsweb.com/articles/mastering_iis_ftp.aspx
http://www.orcsweb.com/articles/mastering_iis_ftp2.aspx
http://www.orcsweb.com/articles/mastering_iis_ftp3.aspx

Cheers
Ken

"G E" <grennis@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:23b701c4e902$8597eff0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>I discovered that if you give a virtual directory the
> same name as a user, the server will automatically cd to
> that directory when the user logs in. I am using IIS5
> server on Windows 2000.
>
> I cant find this documented anywhere so I have a couple
> questions...
> - Will this continue to be the case in the future
> - What other bonus features are hidden in there? Does
> anybody have a power user guide for the FTP service?
>
> Thanks!
>



Bernard

2004-12-24, 3:02 am

It's documented here -
How To Set Up an FTP Site So That Users Log Onto Their Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=201771


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Bernard Cheah
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http://support.microsoft.com/
http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/



"G E" <grennis@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:23b701c4e902$8597eff0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>I discovered that if you give a virtual directory the
> same name as a user, the server will automatically cd to
> that directory when the user logs in. I am using IIS5
> server on Windows 2000.
>
> I cant find this documented anywhere so I have a couple
> questions...
> - Will this continue to be the case in the future
> - What other bonus features are hidden in there? Does
> anybody have a power user guide for the FTP service?
>
> Thanks!
>



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