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From: mike_ca (mikeca_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/25/04 

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 14:54:01 -0700

How to setup virtual folder on window2000 and iis 5.0? Thanks

"Jeff Cochran" wrote:

> On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:56:02 -0700, "mike_ca"
> <mikeca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I can do the following: user "acct1" can ftp to virtual directory /acct1 and acct2 can do the same to /acct2, but how to "point the two virtual directories at the same physical content" ? Via folder aliasing?
> >Am I missing an important point here?
>
> No, virtual folders. Using a virtual folder of \acct1 pointed
> \content and a virtual folder of \acct2 pointed to \content, both
> users see \content.
>
> Jeff
>
> >"Paul Lynch" wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 08:41:02 -0700, "mike_ca"
> >> <mike_ca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >I need to find out how to configure Microsoft FTP service (Version 5.0) so that:
> >> >2 windows ftp accounts (acct1 & acct2) would default to same folder when either one login
> >> >The default ftp site is pointing to c:\Inetpub\ftproot
> >> >I tried to assign the home directory of each user account to c:\inetpub\ftproot\c-folder
> >> >Under profiles for acct1 & acct2 I set Localpath field to c:\inetpub\ftproot\c-folder
> >> >Any one had anyluck setting up 2 window ftp accounts (acct1 & acct2) and c:\inet\ftproot\c-folder and when ftping in using either account,
> >> >one is logged in /c-folder ?
> >> >Is it possible in windows 2000 and using MS FTP service 5.0?
> >> >Is there a way to alias folder names while in Microsoft ftp (similar to windows shortcut)?
> >>
> >> Mike,
> >>
> >> Follow the steps in this KB article and then just point the two
> >> virtual directories at the same physical content :
> >>
> >> How To Set Up an FTP Site So That Users Log Onto Their Folders
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=201771
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Paul Lynch
> >> MCSE
> >>
>
>

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