Configuring Security Accounts
When
users connect to an FTP server by using anonymous credentials, the FTP
publishing service uses the permissions assigned to a specific account
to process upload and download requests. By default, the IUSR_MachineName (where MachineName
is the name of the local computer) validates permissions. The Security
Accounts tab enables you to specify a different username and password
(as shown in Figure 7).
The Allow Only Anonymous Connections option specifies that all users to
the site will be restricted to the permissions granted to the account
you have specified, regardless of whether they have provided valid
Windows logon credentials.
Defining FTP Server Messages
The
Messages tab enables you to provide text that will be displayed to the
user. The banner displays before the user logs on to the FTP site. You
can provide information about the site and contact information for site
administrators here. (See Figure 8.)
The Welcome message is sent after the user has successfully
authenticated to the server. The Exit message displays when the user is
terminating his or her connection, and the Maximum Connections message
displays when the FTP server has reached the connection limit defined
on the FTP Site tab.
