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by jon_siegel

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It has been a long time since i had to set up access for an ftp user on our ftp server. Can anyone point me to a comprehensive step by step that will show me how to do it? I cannot seem to recall all the steps. I need to add access to one directory in the ftp only, and cant seem to get it right. I know i did it properly before, for myself, but cant seem to do it again.

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by jon_siegel

BTW, this is on an NT 4.0 SP6 machine running BackOffice Vanilla flavor with internet services manager 4, among other things.

by dheupel

1) Open the Microsoft Mangement Console, AKA Internet Services Manager

2) Find the Default ftp site snap-in and double-click it

3) Select the desired ftp site virtual directory, right-click it, and select Properties

4) Open the Directory Security tab and set the appropriate permissions.

5) Click OK through to accept those changes.

6) Open Windows Explorer, and navigate to the actual ftp folder that the Virtual Directory pointed to in the Default FTP site above.

7) Right click the directory, select Properties

8) Open the Sharing tab, click the permissions button, and apply the appropriate permissions

by jon_siegel

the users i am trying to allow access are not on my network, they are scattered across the globe. I need to let them access information from remote locations.

by dheupel

If you don't have the ftp snap-in in MMC, are you sure that the server is running ftp services? If so, then what product are you using for an ftp server? I guess it isn't IIS 4? Some more information about the ftp server product you're using might help me to help you. In any event, you would need to give the "Everyone" global group the appropriate set of permissions on the ftp directory in question to let persons outside your domain/network access the resource.

by jon_siegel

contrary to the unacceptable mark i gave you, you are helping me understand this more. I am using Back Office, and nothing else. The machine hosts our website, our exchange server, and the ftp. FTP is working, as i use it quite a bit myself for uploading the updates to our website. When i say that i dont have the ftp snap in, i mean that all i see is console root when i open the mmc. i see www, ftp and admin website when i open internet services manager. i guess i need some in depth how to infoon setting this up. i would be more than effusive in my praise if you could help me directly.

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