Specifications
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FTP Users
FTP supports two types of users:
 Authenticated users. These users have accounts on your server, and might have
home folders stored on the server. Some FTP software refers to these as real users.
An authenticated user must provide a user name and password to access server les
using FTP.
You review or set up authenticated users using the Accounts module of Workgroup
Manager.
 Anonymous users. These users do not have accounts on your server. They are also
known as guest users (for example, when you set up an FTP share point in Server
Admin). An anonymous user can access FTP folders on the server using the common
user name “anonymous” and a ctitious mail address as their password.
You permit anonymous access to your server using the General pane of the
FTP service settings in Server Admin. See “Conguring FTP General Settings” on
page 12 4 .
The FTP Root Folder
The FTP root folder (or FTP root) is a portion of the disk space of your server set aside
for FTP users. The FTP root is set to /Library/FTPServer/FTPRoot/ when you install the
server software.
You can change the FTP root. See “Changing the FTP Root Folder” on page 13 3.
FTP User Environments
Mac OS X Server has three FTP environments to choose from:
FTP root and Share Points Â
Home Folder with Share Points Â
Home Folder Only Â
To choose the user environment for your server, you use the Advanced pane of FTP
service settings in Server Admin. For more information, see “Conguring FTP Advanced
Settings” on page 13 0 .