I'm looking to create an additional FTP user other than my admin FTP, one that has limited access: From my root domain (directory tree) \<site> + \App_Theme + \bin + \pub I would like to create an ftp user that only has access to read/write to the pub folder (and cannot access any other folder, including root). I've created a new user and assigned to the pub directory thru the control panel, but cannot access via any FTP client. I'm utilizing the W2k8 pipe login format (123123|<newuser>), but when connecting it says that the home directory is inaccessible. Any help is much appreciated!
Have tried both the pub as a starting and when that failed just tried the root (which I expected to fail). Even with pub as starting it replies that the home dir is inaccessible. I've tried various client apps as well: FileZilla, CoreFTP, and even the native Windows Explorer FTP functionality.
I'm having the same problem this morning. Using FTPVoyager, the log looks like: STATUS:> Connecting to "ftp.whatisenoug.web703.discountasp.net" on port 21. 220-Microsoft FTP Service 220 DiscountASP.net FTP STATUS:> Connected. Logging into the server COMMAND:> HOST ftp.whatisenoug.web703.discountasp.net 504 Server cannot accept argument. COMMAND:> USER wiesponsor 331 Password required for wiesponsor. COMMAND:> PASS ************ 530 User cannot log in, home directory inaccessible. ERROR:> Password not accepted ERROR:> Unable to login I have given this account read access at the root, and read/write access on a subdirectory. I have set up the default directory in FTPVoyager to be /wiesponsor It appears to me that I need -- somehow -- to set the default user directory in IIS to the root, or some subdirectory, but I can't see any way to do that in the control panel. ??? --Tad Richard
Bruce, Thanks! I've gotthe user logging in now, but I still don't see how to set a default directory for this user other than the root. If I remove read permissions from the root, the user is not allowed to log in. --Tad
Yeah.. This is one of the problem w/ IIS7 FTP. You have to give read permission at a minimum for the additional user to the root.
Is there hope?? Is Microsoft treating this as an issue to fix or is it a feature they purposely implemented?
