Easy FTP question
Hey, I have a folder on a drive c:\ftpdoc. In this folder I have I have each user folder to save there own information and I have a general drive for all users. When the user FTPs to the site they can login into their folder but they can't see the general folder. How can I do this in IIS.
Example
Ftp:\Blah
Promt user name and password
Get in to the FTp
you will see
Yourvirtualdrive and another folder called general
Example
Ftp:\Blah
Promt user name and password
Get in to the FTp
you will see
Yourvirtualdrive and another folder called general
If you name a folder in the FTP root (virtual or physical) to matche the username, IIS will make it their home directory.
You could make a virtual folder that maps to the general folder in each username subfolders. In order for them to see it, you also need to create a physical folder in their subfolders.
So Physical folders:
c:\ftpdoc\GENERAL
c:\ftpdoc\username1
c:\ftpdoc\username1\GENERA
c:\ftpdoc\username2
c:\ftpdoc\username2\GENERA
...
Then in IIS FTP, create a virtual folder for each subfolders and make it username1\GENERAL, username2\GENERAL and point all to c:\ftpdoc\GENERAL.
You could make a virtual folder that maps to the general folder in each username subfolders. In order for them to see it, you also need to create a physical folder in their subfolders.
So Physical folders:
c:\ftpdoc\GENERAL
c:\ftpdoc\username1
c:\ftpdoc\username1\GENERA
c:\ftpdoc\username2
c:\ftpdoc\username2\GENERA
...
Then in IIS FTP, create a virtual folder for each subfolders and make it username1\GENERAL, username2\GENERAL and point all to c:\ftpdoc\GENERAL.
ASKER
How do I go about creating a virtual folder. can you giveme step by steps in doing this
Pop IIS, open up your FTP root, right click on say username1 folder and choose New virtual folder. The name of the folder will be GENERAL (or whatever) and the physical dir c:\ftpdoc\GENERAL (or whatever), then set the proper read/write permissions.
ASKER
I am using IIS win2k server and I do not see that option on my IIS
Open up your FTP site in IIS, then, you will need to first create then, right click on the folder you want to create a virtual directory, pick, New->Virtual Directory.
You might need to create both like that, even if the base one points to a physical folder in that root.
You might need to create both like that, even if the base one points to a physical folder in that root.
ASKER
Open up your FTP site in IIS, then, you will need to first create then
Confused
Confused
Can you see your FTP site in Internet Service Manager? Right-click it, then choose New, then choose Virtual Directory.
ASKER
okay I set it up
this is what it asked me
1) Alias of virtual directory (next)
2) here their are 2 option a directory on the local computer or a share located on a diffrent compter ( I click Local)
3) write permissions (I selected all)
and that wsa it
How do i link the files or set up the virtual folder. so it can appear the way I said earlier
this is what it asked me
1) Alias of virtual directory (next)
2) here their are 2 option a directory on the local computer or a share located on a diffrent compter ( I click Local)
3) write permissions (I selected all)
and that wsa it
How do i link the files or set up the virtual folder. so it can appear the way I said earlier
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It just occured to me that I wonder if you can place a shortcut (.lnk) file in each users folder that would point to "General"? May be worth a try.
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