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Creating FTP user accounts
To
create a new user on your host:
1.
From
the menu, select Hosts > Users. The Users page opens.
2.
Click
Create. The Create User page opens.
3.
Enter
the appropriate information for each of the fields.
§
Username. Enter the username for this
user. The username is provided to authenticate with the server.
§
Password. Enter a password for this user.
§
Confirm
password.
Re-enter the password for this user.
§
SSH
user key.
SSH user host keys are one of the methods used by SSH listeners to authenticate
users. Click Select to select, import or create an SSH user
host key. To clear the selected key, click Clear.
§
Full
name. Enter
the full name of the user if desired.
§
Email
address.
Enter a valid email address for this user. This email address can be referenced
in notifications
by using the notification variable: %emailaddress
§
User
type. Select
a user type.
§
Regular. Select this option to make this
user a regular user.
§
Host
administrator.
Select this option to grant this user host administrator privileges. Host
administrators have full permissions to all folders on the host and can manage
the host through the File Watchdogs Web Admin.
§
Disable
login.
Select this option to disable this user account. If this option is
selected, this user cannot log in to the server.
§
User
can change password. Select this option to allow this user to change his or her password.
§
User
must change password at next logon. Select this option to force the user to change his or
her password the next time he logs in to the FTP server or the SSH server. This
option is disabled by default. This option is available only if User
can change password is enabled.
For the FTP Server:
When the user attempts to log in
from the client, the FTP server returns:
560 Password expired, use 'pass
oldpassword newpassword'
The user must then log in and, in
the Password box, enter the old password and the new password, separated by a
space: 'oldpassword newpassword'
The password is reset to the new
password.
For the SSH Server:
The SSH Server issues an
SSH_MSG_USERAUTH_PASSWD_CHANGEREQ packet to the client. In response to this
message, the client should prompt the user for the new password.
In either case (FTP or SSH), the
server ensures that the new password meets criteria for any password rules for
the host. If the password is accepted, the server resets the User must
change password at next logon option.
§
Require
user to change password every x number of days. When this option is selected,
users are required to change their password at least once during the time frame
specified. If a user fails to change his password during the allotted time, he
cannot authenticate to the server. If this option is selected, the number of
days remaining before this user must change his password is listed below this
field. This option is available only if User can change password
is enabled.
§
Home
folder.
Select whether you want this user's home folder to be created in the default
location or a custom location. If you select Custom,
enter the full path to the folder or click Browse to locate it.
§
Lock
user to home folder. Select this option to prevent this user from navigating outside
their home folder.
§
Show
home folder as root. This option can be used only if Lock user to home folder
is selected. If this option is selected, the user's home folder will be
displayed to the user as the root of the FTP directory's path. (For instance,
if the user chooses the following directory:
/Users/ThisUsersHome/OneOfMyFolders, if this option is selected, the user will
only see /OneOfMyFolders.)
Host administrators can always see the full path to
the user's home folder.
The log file will always show the full path to the
user's home folder.
Notifications will display the full path to system
and host administrators, and if Show home folder as root is
selected, will not display the full path to a user
§
Account
creation date.
Today's date is displayed.
§
Account
expiration option. This option is used to specify when and how a user account should
expire.
§
Never
expire.
Select this option if you do not want the user account to expire.
§
Expire
on the expiration date. This option expires the account on the specified date.
§
Expire
account on.
If you have selected Expire on the expiration date, a date
field appears here. Using the calendar (
), select the date after which you
want this account to expire.
4.
Click
Save.
To create a new user on your host:
1.
From
the menu, select Hosts > Users. The Users page opens.
2.
Click
Create. The Create User page opens.
3.
Enter
the appropriate information for each of the fields.
§
Username. Enter the username for this
user. The username is provided to authenticate with the server.
§
Password. Enter a password for this user.
§
Confirm
password.
Re-enter the password for this user.
§
SSH
user key.
SSH user host keys are one of the methods used by SSH listeners to authenticate
users. Click Select to select, import or create an SSH user
host key. To clear the selected key, click Clear.
§
Full
name. Enter
the full name of the user if desired.
§
Email
address.
Enter a valid email address for this user. This email address can be referenced
in notifications
by using the notification variable: %emailaddress
§
User
type. Select
a user type.
§
Regular. Select this option to make this
user a regular user.
§
Host
administrator.
Select this option to grant this user host administrator privileges. Host
administrators have full permissions to all folders on the host and can manage
the host through the File Watchdogs Web Admin.
§
Disable
login.
Select this option to disable this user account. If this option is
selected, this user cannot log in to the server.
§
User
can change password. Select this option to allow this user to change his or her password.
§
User
must change password at next logon. Select this option to force the user to change his or
her password the next time he logs in to the FTP server or the SSH server. This
option is disabled by default. This option is available only if User
can change password is enabled.
For the FTP Server:
When the user attempts to log in
from the client, the FTP server returns:
560 Password expired, use 'pass
oldpassword newpassword'
The user must then log in and, in
the Password box, enter the old password and the new password, separated by a
space: 'oldpassword newpassword'
The password is reset to the new
password.
For the SSH Server:
The SSH Server issues an
SSH_MSG_USERAUTH_PASSWD_CHANGEREQ packet to the client. In response to this
message, the client should prompt the user for the new password.
In either case (FTP or SSH), the
server ensures that the new password meets criteria for any password rules for
the host. If the password is accepted, the server resets the User must
change password at next logon option.
§
Require
user to change password every x number of days. When this option is selected,
users are required to change their password at least once during the time frame
specified. If a user fails to change his password during the allotted time, he
cannot authenticate to the server. If this option is selected, the number of
days remaining before this user must change his password is listed below this
field. This option is available only if User can change password
is enabled.
§
Home
folder.
Select whether you want this user's home folder to be created in the default
location or a custom location. If you select Custom,
enter the full path to the folder or click Browse to locate it.
§
Lock
user to home folder. Select this option to prevent this user from navigating outside
their home folder.
§
Show
home folder as root. This option can be used only if Lock user to home folder
is selected. If this option is selected, the user's home folder will be
displayed to the user as the root of the FTP directory's path. (For instance,
if the user chooses the following directory:
/Users/ThisUsersHome/OneOfMyFolders, if this option is selected, the user will
only see /OneOfMyFolders.)
Host administrators can always see the full path to
the user's home folder.
The log file will always show the full path to the
user's home folder.
Notifications will display the full path to system
and host administrators, and if Show home folder as root is
selected, will not display the full path to a user
§
Account
creation date.
Today's date is displayed.
§
Account
expiration option. This option is used to specify when and how a user account should
expire.
§
Never
expire.
Select this option if you do not want the user account to expire.
§
Expire
on the expiration date. This option expires the account on the specified date.
§
Expire
account on.
If you have selected Expire on the expiration date, a date
field appears here. Using the calendar (), select the date after which you
want this account to expire.
4.
Click
Save.