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Access via FTP to Website on Server 2003
I have configured Windows Server 2003 to be a web server. I have also created a website on that server that is now visible on the web. Now, what i want to do, is to be able to access this website using FTP, so i can edit the site in Dreamweaver or FrontPage or CuteFTP or any FTP-based program that gives me remote access. As a start, I am able to log on using my Administrator username and password, but i can't see or edit any files. I also want to instead be able to log on with DIFFERENT credentials than my Administrator account, say with the username of "ftpuser" instead.
I've read a ton of "Setting Up User Accounts for FTP" articles here, but none of them seem to apply to my present situation. All i want to do is to be able to create a usename and password and then use that username and password to upload/download my files to/from my website and to view the ones that are there.
Can someone take me through this step-by-step? - Thanks in advance!
I've read a ton of "Setting Up User Accounts for FTP" articles here, but none of them seem to apply to my present situation. All i want to do is to be able to create a usename and password and then use that username and password to upload/download my files to/from my website and to view the ones that are there.
Can someone take me through this step-by-step? - Thanks in advance!
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Yes, I have read that, and that's why I posted this question. I am not setting up an FTP site; I only want to create a user account that will let me upload/download files to my exisiting website on my dedicated server. I've read the above article, I've read "To set up FTP accounts for known users" at MS-KB, and have also read as many questions that were answered here as I could find, but none that explained how my website, hosted on our own server, can simply have access to upload/download via any FTP program. In IIs, under the "FTP Site" I chose "Actions > Properties" and disabled "Allow Anonymous Access". I then created a new "Virtual Directory" which points to my website folder, and called it "ftpuser". I made sure that "ftpuser" had the 3 boxes checked. I then tried to log in using an FTP program, but could still only log in under the Administrator Account and password, but even then, i could see no files or folder.
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Leave me to my own devices long enough, and I'll usually find the answer...am I allowed to answer my own questions here? - Anyway, hopefully the steps above with anyone else who happens to be in the same frustrating position I found myself in.
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http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Creating-Configuring-FTP.html