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readyarne
Jul 14, 2015Aspirant
FTP Default Folder
Hi, I've enabled FTP on my ReadyNAS, but when I login I come to the root folder and can see the available folders that's enabled for FTP. As I only have one folder enabled for FTP on my ReadyNAS, ...
sdouek
Jul 15, 2015Guide
Go to services and set FTP Authentication Mode to : USER
In Frontview go to the Share you want to give ftp access to.
Default Access should be set to - Disabled
Share access for the file protocol can be restricted using the access list(s) below.
Decide which user or group on Your NAS you want to have read access only and which you want to have write access (write access gives both)
put in the group or user you want to have access to the share via FTP.
Make sure the proper boxes are checked.
if you want everyone who has access to that share via FTP to have complete control then check the
"Automatically set permissions on new files and folders."
When new files are created over FTP, set file permission as follows. Group rights are permission for members of the file owner's group. Everyone refers to all other users not in the file owner's group.
Group rights: Everyone
Everyone rights: Everyone
When new folders are created over FTP, set folder permission as follows. Group rights are permission for members of the folder owner's group. Everyone refers to all other users not in the folder owner's group.
Group rights: Everyone
Everyone rights: Everyone.
Hit Apply
Done.
In Frontview go to the Share you want to give ftp access to.
Default Access should be set to - Disabled
Share access for the file protocol can be restricted using the access list(s) below.
Decide which user or group on Your NAS you want to have read access only and which you want to have write access (write access gives both)
put in the group or user you want to have access to the share via FTP.
Make sure the proper boxes are checked.
if you want everyone who has access to that share via FTP to have complete control then check the
"Automatically set permissions on new files and folders."
When new files are created over FTP, set file permission as follows. Group rights are permission for members of the file owner's group. Everyone refers to all other users not in the file owner's group.
Group rights: Everyone
Everyone rights: Everyone
When new folders are created over FTP, set folder permission as follows. Group rights are permission for members of the folder owner's group. Everyone refers to all other users not in the folder owner's group.
Group rights: Everyone
Everyone rights: Everyone.
Hit Apply
Done.
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