Managing multiple users using IIS FTP

We all know a lot about FTP, but are you familiar with iis ftp? In this article, we will explain how to use iis ftp. When it comes to FTP servers, you may think of software such as Serv-U and vs-FTP. In fact, Microsoft's built-in iis ftp service in IIS is enough. If you don't believe it, please read on.

Implement Multi-User Management

First, cancel "site properties/Allow anonymous connections ",.

Next, go to "Computer Management/local users and groups" and create a new group. Here, create IIS FTPuser, create a user FTP01, and modify the attributes of FTP01, add it to the IIS FTPuser group and remove the default users Group. Create the FTP01 and FTP02 folders under the NTFS format partition, and set security permissions ,.

Set the permissions of the FTP02 folder to full control of FTP02. Of course, you can assign different permissions to different users as needed. Return to the IIS manager, select a iis ftp site "New/virtual directory/next", enter FTP01 In the alias, select "Next", and select the created FTP01 directory in the path, select "Next" and create a new virtual directory FTP02. The path points to the FTP02 directory.

Note that the three aliases must be exactly the same as the directory name and user name.

Test: the IP address 192.168.0.16 is used as an example. Enter iis ftp: // 192.168.0.16 and press enter to enter the user and password, and enter FTP01 and its password, at this time, you can only access the FTP01 virtual directory. You can upload a file and check the directory on the server to determine which file is placed.

Similarly, if you log on with FTP02, you will be directed to the FTP02 directory. Users are restricted from accessing others' directories in their own directories, which ensures security. If you need to be able to change your password, you only need to leave the option shown in the figure below when creating the user.

TIPS:
How to change the iis ftp account password on the client:
Enter:
FTP 192.168.0.16
Enter User Name
Enter Password
Enter quote "site pswd old password new password"

Advantages of this method: Combined with NTFS permissions and disk quota, the diversified management of multiple users can be achieved.

Disadvantages of this method: Because the iis ftp user password is transmitted over the network in plaintext mode, it is not safe. Unfortunately, the built-in iis ftp service does not support SSL, this is not comparable to Serv-U.