Re: FTP setup nightmare on windows 2003

From: Jeff Cochran (jeff.nospam_at_zina.com)
Date: 12/31/04 

Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:59:50 GMT

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 21:39:46 -0800, "Shabam"
<chalupa@yomama-nospam.com> wrote:

>I'm running windows 2003 server, and tried to set up FTP, but it's always giving me this error message:
>User John failed to log on, could not access the home directory /.
>
>I created a system user "john", put him in the administrator's group, then assigned him full permissions to the folder F:\John\. Nothing seems to work. I even added "everyone", "system", and "authenticated users" to the folder permissions. Still nothing.
>
>Why is this so hard to get set up, and exactly what do I need to do to get it running?

Because you have the FTP directory structure wrong. Depending on
whether you use isololation, and which method, you need the proper
directory structure (and AD settings if isolating with AD).

See:

HOW TO: Set Up an FTP Server in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323384

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

INFO: FTP Site Administration Documentation in IIS 6.0:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;814865

Hosting Multiple FTP Sites with FTP User Isolation
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/IIS/6/all/techref/en-us/iisRG_CFG_21.mspx

Jeff

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