No problem. Just make sure your directory permissions are setup such that users cannot get into other users folders. I shouldn't be a problem, however there were some security issues a while back that may have allowed people to move into other folders.
But that was some time ago. > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 3:22 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: IIS6 FTP and Permissions > > i know, im looney, i reply to myself while figuring things out, but > thats ok, if you watched me learn cf on the cftalk list, i did this > for an entire year while learning... anyway... this link explains > a lot > > http://www.developerfusion.co.uk/show/4660/ > > and now it all makes sense why > > gracias again amigo mio > tw > > > On 1/15/06, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you Nick for your help! > > > > I got it. I just make the users initial remote directory in the FTP > program > > the "/foldername" of the new virtual directory and its all good. > > > > the root ftp folder is something empty and useless, and i block ftp > > from unknown ip's > > > > i think im good and secure and ready to open it up to clients! > > > > w00t! > > > > however, if you could clarify what i asked from your first email that > would be > > cool, as i might still be doing something kludgy here... as im still not > 100% > > sure where im supps to be setting permissions... do i do it on the > > virtual directory? > > or do i do it on the actual folder? im thinking that i need to do it > > on the virt. dir. > > as thats what ive done, and its working great :) > > > > thanks man. > > tw > > > > > > > > On 1/15/06, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I get the Virtual Directory idea... that makes sense. > > > Now, what does confuse me is... when you mention "With their > > > username" I really didnt see that option when making the Virtual > Directory. > > > > > > Do you mean, go into the user, and make their home or starting folder > > > that virtual dir? > > > > > > im almost there. > > > > > > thanks. > > > tony > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 1/15/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Yeah, the easy way is to do this: > > > > > > > > In IIS for each user create a virtual directory with their username > and > > > > point it to their folder. When they login they will be sent into > that > > > > directory. > > > > > > > > Make the root FTP directory an empty directory that doesn't matter. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 2:17 PM > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: IIS6 FTP and Permissions > > > > > > > > > > Hola peeps... > > > > > > > > > > does anyone here know how to correctly setup an IIS6 FTP and > Windows > > > > > 2003 Server permissions scheme so that I can have multiple > clients, > > > > > ftp into their own directory, and NO others? > > > > > > > > > > if you have a link or two, or want to hit me up off list, i > appreciate > > > > > anything. ive enabled > > > > > it so that i can have any of my accepted users ftp in, i just > cannot > > > > > figure out how > > > > > to limit them to ONLY their directory. > > > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > > tony > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192496 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
