RE: [WS_FTP Forum] Problems with virtual folders

[Hussain, Ashfaq]

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Thanks for the info Pete, I have deleted my manual drive mappings within explorer, and recreated via cmd line; what would be the correct syntax to use for setting up the virtual folders within the gui? The server running wsftp is iblonese52x012. My L drive is mapped to server dkblonengs1001, the share is testssl on the E drive. Should the destination syntax within the gui be \\dkblonengs1001\testssl or L:\\testssl ?? I am using wsftp pro as my client to test.     Ashfaq Hussain Enterprise Server Team - Operational Integrity Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Phone - +44 (0)20 7475 7541 Team Phone - +44 (0)20 7475 6666 (EST 7am to 7pm) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pete Simpson Sent: 16 December 2003 18:28 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WS_FTP Forum] Problems with virtual folders The remote drive has to be mapped to the WS_FTP Server as if it were a local physical drive.  You can't use any of the WinNT share name type conventions such as \\server\share or \\server\physical_volume$   map your drive from a command prompt and make it persistent.  leave the user logged on to your ws_ftp server console 24x7.  See example:   C:\>net use E: \\server_name\share_name /PERSISTENT:Yes The command completed successfully.   C:\>net use New connections will be remembered. Status       Local     Remote                    Network ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OK           E:        \\server_name\share_name   Microsoft Windows Network Pete -----Original Message----- From: Hussain, Ashfaq [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 12:34 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [WS_FTP Forum] Problems with virtual folders Thanks for the info Kyle.   I had noticed that when you add a virtual folder and try to browse to your mapped drive you can't see from the resultant list. Hence i tried L:\\dkblonengs1001\e$\testssl. Does the name you give the virtual folder have to be the same as the actual folder on the destination drive?   i still get 550 /testssl: folder not found PWD 257 "/" is current directory   Enterprise Server Team - Operational Integrity Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Phone - +44 (0)20 7475 7541 Team Phone - +44 (0)20 7475 6666 (EST 7am to 7pm) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kennedy, Kyle Sent: 16 December 2003 17:01 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WS_FTP Forum] Problems with virtual folders I have used mapped drives as well via the actual mapped drive letter. The WS_FTP Server GUI does not allow you to browse to the folders on the mapped drive therefore you need to type in the full path including drive letter. Be aware however that using a mapped drive to house folders will degrade performance significantly than having the folders locally resident on the FTP server.   I have been in talks with IPSwitch discussing their application being deployed in a HA/Redundant/Load-Balanced environment and so far there has been no movement on those issues.   The architecture I have created uses a SQL database for user accounts/authentication, all folders are stored on a Data server/SAN device and the FTP servers are configured with mapped drives to those servers. Overall performance is very slow compared to all components, (User Accounts, Folders, and Data) being stored locally. FYI   Regards,   Kyle Kennedy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 8:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WS_FTP Forum] Problems with virtual folders I have used drive letters without problems.   Hans Krug Aurum Technology Inc. 1901 Summit Tower Blvd. Ste. 200 Orlando, FL 32837 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 407-659-3132   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hussain, Ashfaq Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 11:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WS_FTP Forum] Problems with virtual folders   Is anyone having problems using the virtual folders function? I have the Ipswitch service running under the same account that has a drive mapped to a folder share on a different server. It has Domain admin rights. The Win20003 server is logged in with the same account. Virtual folder Section: The wizard asks you to give the virtual folder a name, which I have done. It then asks you for the destination, my syntax is as follows, [NB I had a drive mapped to this area prior to running the wsftp server installtion v4.02] \\servername\e$\testssl Problem is I still get the, Error: 550 folder not found!!! Very frustrating I have read doc FS-20010313-DM01 & FS-19990107-JK01& FS-20010625-DM01 Thanks Ash Ashfaq Hussain Enterprise Server Team - Operational Integrity Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Phone - +44 (0)20 7475 7541 Team Phone - +44 (0)20 7475 6666 (EST 7am to 7pm) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained herein is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee. Access by any other party is unauthorised without the express written permission of the sender. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender either via the company switchboard on +44 (0)20 7623 8000, or via e-mail return. 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