3.19. SERV U FTP

CHAPTER 3. HOW DO I USE HOSTING CONTROLLER?

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Serv U FTP

Serv U FTP is a third party FTP server produced by RhinoSoft . It is a popular FTP server that is used

throughout the web hosting industry and provides a great deal of control over FTP accounts and sessions.

To list your Serv U FTP sites:

1. Click on the FTP Sites link in the Serv U FTP menu.

2. A list of FTP sites is now displayed.

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Adding a Serv U FTP site

Hosting Controller enables you to add new Serv U FTP users, if your hosting plan allows adding more users your

site. You need specify what areas these users have access on your site, and you can set a number of different

access properties for each area. The available properties are listed below:

  Read   Allow files to be downloaded from the FTP server.

  Write   Allow files to be uploaded the FTP server, but not changed, deleted, or renamed.

  Append   Allow appending to existing files and is needed for resuming uploads.

  Delete   Allows the user to change files, rename, or delete them.

  Execute   Allows the user to execute files through FTP, i.e. for running DOS and Windows programs

remotely. This should be used with care, since allowing Execute access can easily lead to security holes.

  List   Allows the user to retrieve a directory listing.

  Create   Allows the user to create new directories at this path, i.e. the user can make subdirectories.

  Remove   Allows the user to delete directories.

  Inherit   The access rule automatically applies all subdirectories of the path, i.e. the rule is inherited by

subdirectories.

Note: All properties are cumulative   you can choose multiple access properties, if required.

To add a Serv U FTP site:

1. Click on the Global Users link in the Serv U FTP menu.

2. Click on the Add New User link.

3. Enter the user's name in the User Name field and choose the group name for this user from the Group

Name drop down list.

4. Enter the user's password in the Password field.

5. Click on the

button and choose the required folder using the

button. Use the

button find the folder that you want.

6. Enter any miscellaneous information in the Notes area.

7. Click on the

button and choose the folder for which you want to set access permissions. Click on

the as many access permission tick boxes as required.

Repeat this step for as many folders as you require.

8. Click on the required tick boxes, as required:

  Disable Account   Disable the FTP account.

  Hide 'hidden' paths   The user can not see any files with the attribute of  hidden  in their directories.

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