Setting User Logon Options
For each FTP host, you can set whether you want users to start in their own folder, or start in the top directory when they log on.
To set the logon option:
- In the left pane, select the FTP host. The host properties appear in the right pane.
- Click User Options. The User Settings dialog appears.
- Select from the following options:
- Maximum Concurrent and Anonymous Users. Enter the maximum number of users (including anonymous users) that can connect to the FTP host at the same time. The default is 1000 users.
- Maximum Anonymous Users. Enter the maximum number of anonymous users that can connect to the FTP host at the same time. The default is 200 users.
- Entering zero for either option disables new connections - this provides a way to temporarily stop logons to the FTP host, so you can update files.
| If either maximum limit is exceeded, a System Administrator or Host Administrator can still log on using the Server Manager. Also, a System Administrator can always log on using an FTP client. |
- User folder under root. When a user account is created, the folder for that account is created under the top directory of the FTP host.
- Do not list user folders. When this option is selected, users will not be able to see other user folders. Only their own user folder, non-user folders, and files will be listed.
- Do not auto create user home folders. If you do not want each user to automatically have their own folder, select this option.
- Log on users to:
- Log on users to home folders. When a user logs on, they are placed in their own folder (which has the same name as their user ID).
- Log on users to root. When a user logs on, they are placed in the top directory of the FTP host.
| Note: If the Do not auto create user home folders option is being used, users will be connected to the root directory even if the Logon users to home folders option is set. Administrators must manually create a home folder for the user before they will be able to log on to it. If the users are forced to log on to the root directory because they have no home folder, AND users are locked into home folders, the user will not be able to see or do anything once logged on. |
- Default User Settings
| Note: These settings will not be applied to existing users. They only apply to those users added after the settings were adjusted. |
- Disable Public Access Directory. If the user has a folder named public in their folder, all users (including anonymous users) have List and Read permissions to the folder. This allows the user to maintain their own public directory for transferring files. When any other user logs on to the FTP host, this public folder appears in the users folder (in the host's top directory) and has the same name as the User ID. If you do not want other users to have permissions to this user's public directory, select this option.
- Disable Password Change. If you do not want this user to be able to change their password from an FTP client, select this option.
- Lock User to Home Directory. If this option is selected, user will not be able to browse directories that do not appear in their home directory.
- Click OK to save the changes.
