Use this page to configure and maintain users' access status for one or more of the following TCP/IP servers on this host: FTPD, TELNETD, and REXECD. The TCP/IP administrator grants users access and updates their access status by:
Information from this page is saved in the TCP/IP Configuration Notebook, and passwords are encrypted before they are stored.
The fields on this page are:
Contains user names (with optional comments) of users who may be authorized to access one or more servers on this host.
The push buttons on this page are:
File Transfer Protocol is used to read and write data from and to a remote host, in ASCII or binary form, and provides additional functions such as the ability to list directories at a remote host and transfer multiple files at once.
Use this push button to configure a user selected from the User Name... list box. You may grant a user FTP access to this computer, specify the Read/Write directories the user can access, and determine which of the user's FTP activities will be logged. Clicking this push button displays the Configure FTP Access window. Until this window is completed for a selected user, the words "Not Configured" will appear in the FTP Server area on the Configure User Security page. Otherwise, the word "Configured" will appear.
The fields for this window are:
Specify the directories or subdirectories for which you are granting read access to the FTP user. The following are examples of directory access for read:
Check this box to deny Read access to the drives and directories listed in Directory Access for Read field.
Attention: Checking this box gives Read access to any drive or directory not explicitly listed in the Directory Access for Read field.
Uncheck this box to grant Read access only to the drives and directories listed in Directory Access for Read field.
Specify the directories or subdirectories for which you are granting write access to the FTP user. The following are examples of directory access for write:
Check this box to deny Write access to the drives and directories listed in Directory Access for Write field.
Attention: Checking this box gives Write access to any drive or directory not explicitly listed in the Directory Access for Write field.
Uncheck this box to grant Write access only to the drives and directories listed in Directory Access for Write field.
The information will only be logged if this box is checked and SYSLOGD is running.
Log all occurrences by the user of the FTP cd (change remote working directory) command to the system log file (default name SYSLOG.MSG). The messages will only be logged if this box is checked and SYSLOGD is running.
Log all occurrences by the user of the FTP dir (list contents of remote directory) command to the system log file (default name SYSLOG.MSG). The messages will only be logged if this box is checked and SYSLOGD is running.
Log all occurrences by the user of the FTP get (receive one file) command to the system log file (default name SYSLOG.MSG). The messages will only be logged if this box is checked and SYSLOGD is running.
Log all occurrences by the user of the FTP md (delete multiple files) command to the system log file (default name SYSLOG.MSG). The messages will only be logged if this box is checked and SYSLOGD is running.
Additional push buttons for this window are:
Use this push button to configure a user selected from the User Name... list box. You may grant a user Telnet access this computer, specify what program the user can run on the Telnet server (typically the TELNETD.CMD command shell), and specify any shell commands to be passed to the program. Clicking this push button displays the Configure TELNET Access window. Until this window is completed for a selected user, the words "Not Configured" will appear in the TELNET Server area on the Configure User Security page. Otherwise, the word "Configured" will appear.
The fields for this window are:
Additional push buttons for this window are:
The fields for this window are:
Additional push buttons for this window are:
When you click the Copy User Access push button, the Copy User Access window appears. Use this window to provide a user name for the new account, change the password (the new user will have the same password as the copied user, unless you change it here), and note any comments relevant to the new user.
The fields on this window are:
Specify the new user name to be added to the list box. The user name may be up to 64 alphanumeric characters, and must be different from the user name of the account you are copying. This field is required.
Specify a description of up to 256 characters for this entry. This field is optional.
Overtype the asterisks in this field if you want the new user to have a password different from the copied user. The password can be up to 12 characters and is case-sensitive. Changing this field is optional.
If, in the Password field, you changed the password for the new user, re-enter the password here to confirm your new entry was typed correctly. If you modified the Password field, this field is required.
Overtype the information in this field if you want the new user to have a virtual root directory (the directory where the user automatically begins upon logging in) different from the copied user.
The fields on this window are:
Specify the user name to be added to the list box. The user name may be up to 64 alphanumeric characters. This field is required.
Specify a description of up to 256 characters for this entry. This field is optional.
Type a unique string of characters that authorizes the user to log on to your computer. The password can be up to 12 characters and is case-sensitive. This field is required.
Re-enter the password from the Password field to confirm your entry was typed correctly. This field is required.
Specify the user's virtual root directory, the directory where the user automatically begins upon logging in.
Additional push buttons for this window are:
The fields you can change from this window are:
Specify the user name to be added to the list box. The user name may be up to 64 alphanumeric characters. This field is required.
Specify a description of up to 256 characters for this entry. This field is optional.
Specify a unique string of characters that authorizes the user to log on to your computer. The password can be up to 12 characters and is case-sensitive. This field is required.
Re-enter the password from the Password field to confirm your entry was typed correctly. This field is required.
Specify the user's virtual root directory, the directory where the user automatically begins upon logging in.
Additional push buttons for this window are:
The subtabs on this page are:
How Do I?
For a step-by-step description of key tasks you can do from this page, go to: