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Creating an Upload Folder in Serv-U

Using the Dir Access rules in Serv-U you can create one specific folder for your users to upload to.

First published date

7/24/2019 3:57 PM

Last published date

7/24/2019 3:57 PM

Overview

Using the Dir Access rules in Serv-U you can create one specific folder for your users to upload to.  One important thing to remember when setting this up is that the Dir Access rules in Serv-U are applied in a top down fashion.

Product section

Serv-U Managed File Transfer & Serv-U FTP Server

Resolution

To setup a specific upload folder in Serv-U:
  1. Navigate to the Directory Access level you wish to edit (Server, Domain, Group, or User)
  2. Create a new Directory Access rule which grants Write/Append access to the specific folder that upload access should be granted to
  3. Save the rule, then move it above the first directory access rule
For example, if a user's home directory is C:\ftproot to which she is only granted Read/List access, but she needs upload access to C:\ftproot\upload, create a rule which grants Read/Write/Append/List to C:\ftproot\upload and move it above the C:\ftproot rule: