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FTP Folder Names Problem
I can connect to the FTP just fine on my ReadyNAS 204 but the folders are shown with long names full of Unix information. For example a folder that should show up as just "FTP" instead shows up as.....
OK, well there's at least two "solutions", and thanks to all for the help.
1. Use a client that used LIST instead of MLSD, e.g. CoreFTP.
2. Change the FTP user primary group in AD to have no space in it. This could be a new group, which is what I did instead of renaming "Domain Users".
Cheers.
Hi All,
As posted from tnorton00 's post
Issue is with FTP Clients using MSLD command to retrieve file/folder information. FTP Clients using MSLD command cannot handle Domain users whose Primary group name contains a space e.g. "Domain Users".
Workaround is either to change the Primary Group name or use a FTP client that uses LIST command.
Hope this helps
Regards!
Very strange, I had no issues with FileZilla with firmware 6.7.1 and older but changing to 6.9.1 gets installed and FZ gets this issue but the problem is with FZ? Seems fishy.
tnorton00 wrote:
Very strange, I had no issues with FileZilla with firmware 6.7.1 and older but changing to 6.9.1 gets installed and FZ gets this issue but the problem is with FZ? Seems fishy.
Let's take it from the top.
- Are you using Active Directory?
- If so, do you have a space in the Primary Group Name?
Very strange, I had no issues with FileZilla with firmware 6.7.1 and older but changing to 6.9.1 gets installed and FZ gets this issue but the problem is with FZ? Seems fishy
The issue is not only connected to FileZilla but with other FTP clients using the MSLD command as per investigation.
The tests were conducted on NAS running 6.8.0 up and integrated into an AD. So if your NAS is not joined to an AD but you still get the same issue providing us the logs might help.
Also, if your NAS is joined to an AD and ftp users belong to a Primary group with a space in its name then you can actually test by logging in to FileZilla and another FTP client like the Windows Internal FTP client or leapFTP to see if it will get the issue on FZ and log in fine on the latter. Then create a test user which belongs to a primary group whose name does not have space and see if it will properly log in to Filezilla or WinSCP and other FTP clients
Regards
Hi all
Just following up on this, are you still getting issues after changing the primary group with no spaces on its name?
Regards
I'm not changing "Domain Users" to not have a space in it, that just doesn't sit right with me.
However, what I did was just create a new group with no spaces, added the user and made it their primary group.
This worked, and is a good enough solution for me.
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OK, well there's at least two "solutions", and thanks to all for the help.
1. Use a client that used LIST instead of MLSD, e.g. CoreFTP.
2. Change the FTP user primary group in AD to have no space in it. This could be a new group, which is what I did instead of renaming "Domain Users".
Cheers.
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