Need help with upload permission.

[AssassiNBG]

So I created a user, but one can't upload when logged in with that user.

The folder is chmod 777 and my ioFTPD.ini looks like this (nothing changed):

# Detailed permissions for directories
#
# priviledge = <virtual path> <rights>
#
Upload = * *
Resume = * *
Download = * *
MakeDir = * *
RemoveOwnDir = * *
RemoveDir = * 1VM
Rename = * 1VM
RenameOwn = * *
Overwrite = * 1VM
Delete = * 1VM
DeleteOwn = * *
NoStats = * =lSpeed !*

Also for some strange reason when you log in with that user I don't see a file that's supposed to be there. I haven't changed the flags of the user, and they're '3' by default.

I know I'm missing something obvious here, I'm just too tired to go through the documentation again. I'd really appreciate it if someone could just let me know what I'm forgetting.

Thank you!

[Carpo]

# This defines everything else as Read Only for regular users.
Upload = /* 13VM
Resume = /* 13VM
MakeDir = /* 13VM
RemoveOwnDir = /* 13VM
RemoveDir = /* 1VM
Rename = /* 1VM
RenameOwn = /* 13VM
Delete = /* 1VM
DeleteOwn = /* 13VM


is how i have mine set out - near enough deafult settings really and it works fine

[AssassiNBG]

Hello,

That doesn't really solve my problem, which is that I'd like to be able to upload with a regular user. I can't give out the master account login to anyone who would like to put something on the ftp.

I really don't understand what could the problem be, permissions Upload = * * means for any status in any virtual path uploading is enabled, right?

Then what's the problem? The folder is chmod 777 (writable), user doesn't have +f (fxp upload denied) either.

[Carpo]

with mine you dont have to give master account to anyone - it just shows that M can do everything where as anyone with 3 can upload make and delete their own folders and files and no one elses

have you checked that its not a script causing the error - if you have any scripts loaded that is

[AssassiNBG]

Ok, I tried adding those before the settings I currently have, and it didn't work. I even tried replacing those with the lines in my file but still no use.

By the way, I have no scripts loaded. It's the basic setup.

[Zer0Racer]

An error msg could help. What does ioftpd say when you try to upload with a regular user?

/ZR

[AssassiNBG]

The Error.log file doesn't register this error, while FlashFXP gives out a 550 ***: Permission denied. Transfer failed!

[Yil]

Several things to keep an eye on.

1) Can the master account create a file in the directory? If you give the user the M flag for a second can they also create a file? If so then it isn't an NTFS permission issue.

2) Do the user and master account use the same VFS file? If so then it probably isn't a vfs file issue. [NOTE: I think ioGUI has trouble creating a new user with a non-default .vfs file, you need to create the user using the default then edit the vfs field after creation].

3) Does the user have permission via ioftpd.ini file? I.e. "Upload /* 31VM". As pointed out above the order of the matching entry matters.

4) Does the virtual filesystem grant permission? I.e. "site chmod 777 ." on the directory fix it?

That's pretty much the checklist... You wrote "Also for some strange reason when you log in with that user I don't see a file that's supposed to be there." One case where this happens is when you have a real directory being obscured by a virtual directory. I.e. c:\site is \ and a c:\site\Incoming directory exists and in one VFS you mount d:\myftp\Incoming onto /Incoming. One user will see the D drive incoming and the other the C one... Or if you're using different .vfs files mounting different dirs especially if one is misspelled! Take a look at your vfs files...