Hello Kim, I didn't realize any response on your questions, and I have been out of office, so I will try to help now. Please note that the following descriptions are for WS_FTP Server 4.0x mainly.
1) First note, that we do not use WS_FTP Server with IIS on one machine. Also I do not have experience with IIS, so I do not know what it's "web site directory" means. However, in case this is something like a root directory under which the particular user folders (i.e. web sites) are located, you should be able to reflect this with WS_FTP Server while configuring the same root directory as "Top Directory" in "General Options" for the related FTP host. If you use the user database of WS_FTP server, I cannot see security issues. The disk access is then by SYSTEM anyway, and users can only modify their own folder (tree), depending on how this is set up (suggestion: user folders under root, do or do not list user folders, auto create user home folders, logon users to home folders, do or do not disable public access directory, do or do not lock user to home directory). The "do or do not" is whether or not a user should be able to see other users' folders. 2) Yes, it is easily possible to include non-user related folders. Any folders created manually under the user root top directory which are not related to a user, will be visible to all users for list and read. If this list/read profile is not sufficient or not what you expect, you may create a virtual folder (e.g. cgi-bin) where you can assign the rights as needed to "*everyone" or a certain user group. Any more questions? Please come back to me. Regards, Erich ----- Original message ----- Subject: [WS_FTP Forum] Creating user accounts Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 11:11:39 -0400 From: "Grinfeder, Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello, I am new to WS_FTP Server and working with the IT people here to set a server up. We are planning to use WS_FTP in conjunction with IIS to create web space accounts for students and have some questions that perhaps some of you have already resolved. 1) We are configuring WS_FTP to create home directories for the students in the default web site directory. Are there any security concerns I should be aware of by setting up WS_FTP to set up web space? 2) When we create home directories for the users, is there a way to have WS_FTP include some files and folders in that home directory? For example a cgi directory? Thank you, Kim Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list.
