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Thread ID: 51804 2004-11-30 06:16:00 FTP Problems (IIS 5 on Win2K Server) george12 (7) Press F1
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298174 2004-11-30 06:16:00 Hi,

When creating some new hosting accounts, a strange problem is happening. All newly created accounts cannot log on to FTP - all old ones can. All other account-based features work (e-mail etc), but FTP is not.

I fear I may need to restart the server, but surely not?

Windows 2000 Server, IIS 5

Cheers George
george12 (7)
298175 2004-11-30 06:44:00 Are there any differences within account properties?

Have you checked folder permissions?

*More stabs into thin air*
Growly (6)
298176 2004-11-30 07:41:00 Yes, Administrators get in, non-admins don't. Perhaps that has something to do with it ;) george12 (7)
298177 2004-11-30 07:44:00 YES!!!!!

I found out that yes, if I make a problem account Admin, it works fine. But that IS a problem, because I can't really make all my hosting clients Admins!

Cheers George
george12 (7)
298178 2004-11-30 19:07:00 There must be another security group that you have to put the user into to be able to access FTP.
Look for Remote Access or similar.
CYaBro (73)
298179 2004-11-30 23:21:00 It could be that MS have finally realized that security is a bit tricky. FTP is a security problem. FTP with write privilege is a real security problem. But there's probably a way ... a special group perhaps.

MS have made a downloadable (free) manual on security for W2k server. "lockdown w2k server" to Google should find the link.
Graham L (2)
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