FTP Server User List

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To determine the users who are allowed access to the FTP server, a list of user names must be included in the registry. To do this, set the UserList registry value to include the list of users and groups who either have access or are denied access to the server. Set the UserList registry value in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMM\FTPD subkey.

Examples

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMM\FTPD] 
UserList="GladysL;AnnD;-KimYos;@SomeGroup;-@villains"

allows GladysL, AnnD, and the SomeGroup group, but restricts the KimYos user and the villains group.

The "* or @* symbol combination allows all users, while the -* or -@* combination denies all users. Group names must be proceeded by the @ symbol.

The string is interpreted sequentially. In other words, if GladysL is member of the Finance group, the following strings will allow GladysL.

GladysL
@Finance
@Finance;GladysL
GladysL;@Finance
@Admins;GladysL
GladysL;-@Finance
GladysL;-GladysL
*;-GladysL;-@Finance

The following strings will restrict GladysL.

-GladysL
-@Finance
-GladysL;@Finance
-@Finance;GladysL
-GladysL;GladysL
-GladysL;*

See Also

FTP Server Implementation | FTP Server Registry Settings

 Last updated on Thursday, April 08, 2004

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