rnmcd Posted September 10, 2004 Posted September 10, 2004 I created a an FTP account for someone to have access to a subdirectory. So does their username include the name of the subdirectory in it? The reason I ask is because on the cPanel "FTP Account Maintenance" area it shows a space before the subdirectory name and the subdirectory name is in parentheses. [e.g., user@website.com (/forum)] Thanks! P.S. I also noticed that there are four FTP 'MAIN ACCOUNTS' on the "FTP Account Maintenance" area . What is the difference between them? Quote
TCH-Bruce Posted September 10, 2004 Posted September 10, 2004 If someone logs in using the example you provided they will only have access to the "forum" folder and every thing below it. They will not be able to move up the directory tree. Cpanel shows that when you log in with the account name they will be redirected to that folder. Sorry, don't know what the differences are for the original four Quote
rnmcd Posted September 10, 2004 Author Posted September 10, 2004 If someone logs in using the example you provided they will only have access to the "forum" folder and every thing below it. They will not be able to move up the directory tree. Cpanel shows that when you log in with the account name they will be redirected to that folder. Sorry, don't know what the differences are for the original four So the subdirectory [in my case: (/forum)] part of the username? Regarding the 4 Main Accounts that were listed in the "FTP Account Maintenance" area they are: (the account username) ftp@(sitename).com anonymous@(sitename).com (the account username)_logs@(sitename).com Does anyone happen to know what the differences between these are? Thank you again. Quote
borfast Posted September 10, 2004 Posted September 10, 2004 No, that's not part of the username. A username cannot have spaces in it. The directory in the parentheses is only the directory that the user will be able to access. As you said, it has a space between it and the username and as I said, a username may not have spaces in it, so no, the directory is not part of the username You could have found this out in a quicker way: give it a try Quote
rnmcd Posted September 10, 2004 Author Posted September 10, 2004 You could have found this out in a quicker way: give it a try Yeah, I was trying to find out as quick as I could...someone was willing to help me with a forum but I needed to set up an FTP account for him pronto so I was reading and watching the movies in the tch "help" section. If I had more time I would have tried it but I don't have an FTP program yet. I always use cPanel's File Manager to do things...is that not a good way to manage/maintain a site? It seems like FTP must have some advantages to it. Btw, anyone know about this: Regarding the 4 Main Accounts that were listed in the "FTP Account Maintenance" area they are: (the account username) ftp@(sitename).com anonymous@(sitename).com (the account username)_logs@(sitename).com Does anyone happen to know what the differences between these are? Thanks. Quote
borfast Posted September 10, 2004 Posted September 10, 2004 Well, an FTP client would be a much better way to handle a site. Assuming you use Windows, I recommend SmartFTP As for your other question (sorry, I forgot to answer that one in my previous post): - the "username" account is the "master" account. You'll have full access to all files and directories on your account. - both the "ftp" and "anonymous" accounts are anonymous FTP accounts (you don't need a password to login through those accounts) . the "sitename_logs" account should be used to get the logs from your domain and subdomains Hope this helps Quote
rnmcd Posted September 11, 2004 Author Posted September 11, 2004 - both the "ftp" and "anonymous" accounts are anonymous FTP accounts (you don't need a password to login through those accounts) Hope this helps Yes, Raul, your reply now definitely helps, thank you. Are the "ftp" and "anonymous" accounts as dangerous as they sound? Anyone could upload/download whatever they want unless I disable it? Why would they be available by default...it seems like a significant security issue. Thanks. Quote
borfast Posted September 11, 2004 Posted September 11, 2004 The anonymous accounts are only allowed to touch the "incoming" folder, so you don't need to worry about someone messing around with your website Plus, I'm not sure if they're enabled by default (I don't think so) but if so, you can disable them in your control panel Quote
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