WS_FTP Server User Guide Contents CHAPTER 1 WS_FTP Server Overview What is WS_FTP Server?....................................................................................................1 System requirements for WS_FTP Server...........................................................................1 How FTP works....................................................................................................................3 How SSH works ...................................................................................................................3 Activating WS_FTP Server for new or upgraded licenses ...................................................4 Sending feedback ................................................................................................................5 CHAPTER 2 Learning about WS_FTP Server Manager Understanding the server architecture.................................................................................7 Understanding the relationship between listeners and hosts...............................................8 Accessing the WS_FTP Server Manager ............................................................................9 Managing WS_FTP Server remotely ..........................................................................9 Navigating the WS_FTP Server Manager..........................................................................10 Using the top menu...................................................................................................11 CHAPTER 3 Configuring and Managing WS_FTP Server Setting global options.........................................................................................................15 Starting and stopping the server ........................................................................................15 Changing the default host ..................................................................................................16 Changing the host separator..............................................................................................17 Configuring DNS for hosts .................................................................................................18 Activating FIPS Mode.........................................................................................................18 CHAPTER 4 Configuring Hosts About hosts ........................................................................................................................21 Choosing host configuration...............................................................................................22 Creating hosts....................................................................................................................22 Associating hosts with listeners .........................................................................................23 Configuring an external user database ..............................................................................24 Microsoft Windows user database............................................................................25 ODBC user database................................................................................................26 Microsoft Active Directory user database .................................................................27 LDAP user database.................................................................................................29 Troubleshooting an LDAP connection and query .....................................................31 Ipswitch IMail Server user database.........................................................................35 Synchronizing external user databases....................................................................35 i Using Windows file permissions ...............................................................................36 Changing user context via user impersonation.........................................................37 Changing user context on the services.....................................................................37 Setting host options............................................................................................................38 Setting folder listings to use local time......................................................................38 Setting maximum number of connections.................................................................39 Enabling anonymous access ....................................................................................39 Controlling access by IP address .............................................................................40 Using firewalls with WS_FTP Server ........................................................................42 Enabling disabled users............................................................................................43 Using banner, welcome and exit messages .............................................................43 Setting timeouts for connections...............................................................................45 Limiting connections to a host ..................................................................................45 Deleting hosts ....................................................................................................................46 Renaming hosts .................................................................................................................46 Managing hosts from the command line ............................................................................47 About Impersonation Settings............................................................................................48 Host Impersonation Settings..............................................................................................49 WS_FTP Server Web Transfer Module Impersonation Settings........................................49 External Windows Database User .....................................................................................50 Configuring SITE commands .............................................................................................51 Creating a SITE command .......................................................................................51 Securing SITE commands ........................................................................................52 CHAPTER 5 Configuring Listeners About listeners ...................................................................................................................55 Creating Listeners..............................................................................................................55 Configuring listeners for SSH.............................................................................................58 Configuring listeners for SSL .............................................................................................58 CHAPTER 6 Managing User Accounts How user accounts work....................................................................................................61 Setting user options for hosts.............................................................................................61 Changing user passwords ........................................................................................64 Enabling disabled users from the command line ......................................................64 Resetting a user's failed login count .........................................................................65 Understanding administrator privileges..............................................................................65 Granting administrative privileges.............................................................................66 ii Creating user accounts ......................................................................................................67 Setting users' home folders................................................................................................70 Renaming a user account ..................................................................................................71 Deleting user accounts.......................................................................................................71 Disabling user accounts.....................................................................................................72 Managing users from the command line............................................................................72 CHAPTER 7 Managing User Groups How user groups work .......................................................................................................75 Creating user groups..........................................................................................................75 Adding users to user groups ..............................................................................................76 Adding Users to a User Group...........................................................................................76 Deleting user groups..........................................................................................................76 CHAPTER 8 Managing Folders and Files Managing folders................................................................................................................77 About user home folders....................................................................................................78 About virtual folders ...........................................................................................................78