Setting up FTP users in IIS

May 21st, 2008, 3:41 am

Hi,

Ok I know how to setup an FTP server in IIS but my question is I need to add different users under my ftp server and I wanna assign disk space limit for every users. How do I do this?



PS: I am Running Windows XP Pro with SP2.



Thanx

May 21st, 2008, 5:01 am

do you limit the disk space to ahead set the Disk Quota and limit size.

May 21st, 2008, 5:20 am

sorry i didnt understand your query.


I have a partition (E:\) on my Hard disk which I am using to point my ftp server. I will create users from IIS and I want to assign that user with a disk limit. For example the user Mary should have a limit of 500 MB of space for her ftp account.

Is this possible? how?


Thanx

[grinch2171]

May 21st, 2008, 5:42 am

By setting disk quotas.

Open My Computer
Right click Drive E:
Click the Quota tab
Place a check next to 'Enable quota management'
Set your limits
Click the 'Quota entries' button
Click 'Quota' at the top left and select 'New quota entry'
Add the usernames (they have to be actual local user accounts)

That should do it.

May 21st, 2008, 6:01 am

Hi

I am sorry I do not see a "quota" tab under my drive. Here is a screenshot of my drive properties.


http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/2266/noquotajy1.jpg


PS: I am using windows xp pro with SP 2

[grinch2171]

May 21st, 2008, 6:16 am

You disk has to be formatted as NTFS for Quotas to work. Yours is FAT32.

You can convert to NTFS if you would like.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881

May 21st, 2008, 6:25 am

oh, gotcha...

I did it and now I can...


Now question: is there anyway I can set username/password for each ftp users under IIS ftp server?


Thanx

[grinch2171]

May 21st, 2008, 7:15 am

I'm not really sure. I have never messed with IIS FTP.

May 21st, 2008, 7:20 am

ok so may be you can help with an alternate solution?


I have an NTFS drive in my comp, under the drive I have 5 folders named after the staffs in my office, now I want my office staff only to access folders with their names. So i need to set username/password for each individual staff for each folders. How can I do this?


Thanx

[grinch2171]

May 21st, 2008, 7:27 am

So this is an office environment?

Are you running Active Directory or is this just a simple workgroup network?

May 21st, 2008, 8:10 am

Simple workgroup network.

[grinch2171]

May 21st, 2008, 8:17 am

You will need to create user accounts on your PC. The username and passwords should be the same as the ones they use to login to their PC.

To create users right click My Computer and select Manage
Expand 'Local Users and Groups'
Right click 'Users' and select 'New user'
Enter in the details and click OK.

Now all you need to do is set up permissions for the folders.

Right click the folder and select 'Sharing and Secuirty'
Click 'Share this folder'
Click the permissions tab
Remove everyone and add the username of the person you want to access the folder, give them full permissions.
Click Apply
Then click the Security Tab and add the user account and give them the permissions you deem necessary.

The person will access the folder by clicking on Start then run and typing in \\yourcomputername\their folder

Should work like a champ. If not check firewall settings.

May 21st, 2008, 9:32 am

ok, will try this from office tomorrow and will let u know.

Thanx

May 21st, 2008, 8:24 pm

grinch2171 wrote:

Click the permissions tab
Remove everyone and add the username of the person you want to access the folder, give them full permissions.

Hi

I do not see a "Permission Tab" under the folder property.

PLease see the screenshot

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5439 ... ionpn8.jpg

[grinch2171]

May 22nd, 2008, 1:45 am

You need to disable Simple File Sharing

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874