Re: MGET command deletes files

Thanks for testing this.

I am using a Windows 2000 server - which I believe has IIS5.0.

I have also tested on an XP machine - which again I think has IIS5.1
installed, and I couldn't recreate the error.

I looks as though it might only be restricted to IIS5.0.

"Bernard Cheah [MVP]" wrote:

> Interesting, but I can't repro the error. I'm using IIS5.1 to test :)
>
> have a file called file.txt
> at c:\inetpub\ftproot
> and c:\
>
> My user was denied full control on the file c:\file.txt
> while everyone full control for c:\inetpub\ftproot\file.txt
>
> I then ftp. make the localpath at c:\
> then mget file.txt
> ftp> mget file.txt
> 200 Type set to A.
> mget file.txt? y
> Error opening local file file.txt.
> > file.txt:Permission denied
>
> then open windows explorer. the original file.txt still exist - no changes,
> and I can't open it as well.
> open the ftp log file, no sent /file.txt 226 was recorded.
>
> Can you double check and ensure the user doesn't have any permissions on
> local \\destination\folder2\file.txt
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bernard Cheah
> http://www.iis-resources.com/
> http://www.iiswebcastseries.com/
> http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/
>
>
> "Jo Winchester" <JoWinchester@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:C2403E6A-95A0-402F-9665-B41F1D073084@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > The is the scenario when files are deleted incorrectly:
> >
> > The have 2 folders - one on a source server, one on a destination server.
> > There is a file in both folders with the same name.
> >
> > \\source\folder1\file.txt
> > \\destination\folder2\file.txt
> >
> > I am running the "mget" command to copy all files from folder1 to folder2.
> > However, the permissions on the copy of file.txt in folder 2 are very
> > restrictive, (for example, only one user account has permissions on the
> > file,
> > and they only have read access). The permissions on the file in folder1
> > are
> > everyone - full control.
> > When the "mget" command is run from a command line, you are prompted
> > whether
> > to transfer file.txt. Typing "y" to confirm that you would like to
> > transfer
> > the file returns an error of
> >
> > Error opening local file File.
> >> File.txt:Permission denied
> >
> > Which is what you would expect. However, file.txt in folder2 then gets
> > deleted.
> > The FTP IIS log indicated that the file has transferred successfully.
> >
> > 10:43:38 127.0.0.1 [13]sent /folder1/file.txt 226
> >
> > Jo
> >
> > "Bernard Cheah [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Not sure if I get you correctly. the file that can't be overwrite but get
> >> deleted when you try to get it ?
> >> not able download ? but delete ? doens't make sense, right ?
> >>
> >> what's the iis ftp status code in the log file.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Bernard Cheah
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/iis/
> >> http://www.iiswebcastseries.com/
> >> http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/
> >>
> >>
> >> "Jo Winchester" <JoWinchester@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:2F6225DA-F175-4CDE-9E52-D5BBFDA03695@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >I am using the MGET command, and have been testing to see what happens
> >> >if
> >> >you
> >> > try to transfer a file that has the same name as a file in the
> >> > destination
> >> > folder, but the file in the destination folder has permissions set so
> >> > that
> >> > it
> >> > can't be overwritten.
> >> > Running from a command prompt, if I run mget *.* I am prompted y/n to
> >> > transfer the file, then get a "permission denied" message (which is
> >> > what
> >> > I'd
> >> > expect) but the file that cannot be overwritten is then deleted. I am
> >> > going
> >> > to be automating the FTP xfer, and am concerned that files may be
> >> > deleted
> >> > unexpectedly
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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