FTP Site Properties - Virtual Directory Property Sheet

Use this property sheet to change the properties of a virtual directory in your FTP site. A virtual directory is a directory that is not physically contained within the home directory, but which appears as though it were to users who visit your FTP site. To add a new virtual directory to an FTP site, right-click the FTP site, select Create New, and then click Virtual Directory. A virtual directory can be mapped to any of the following:

• A directory located on this computer.
  
  
• A directory located on another computer (a network share). When prompted, type the user name and password needed to access that computer.

FTP Site Directory

In the text box, type the path to the directory or the destination URL. The syntax must match the selected path type:

For a local directory, use the full path; for example, C:\Catalog\Shoes.

For a network share, use a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) server and share name; for example, \\Webserver\Htmlfiles.

Access check boxes

Use the Access check boxes to determine the type of access allowed to a directory. If the directory is on a Windows NT File System (NTFS) drive, the NTFS settings for the directory must match these settings. If the settings do not match, the most restrictive settings take effect. For example, if you give a directory Write permission in this property sheet but give a particular user group only Read access permissions in NTFS, those users cannot write files to the directory because the Read permission is more restrictive.

Read Enables Web clients to read or download files stored in a home directory or a virtual directory. If a client sends a request for a file that is in a directory without Read permission, the FTP server returns an error. This permission must be selected for FTP directories.

Write Enables Web clients to upload files to the enabled directory on your server. Select this permission only for directories that are intended to accept files from users.

Log Access

Select this check box to record visits to this directory in a log file. Visits are recorded only if logging is enabled for this FTP site. Logging is enabled by default. To turn off logging, select the FTP site, open its property sheets, click the FTP Site tab, and then clear the Enable Logging check box.

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