Topic: FileZilla FTP server Accessing SME server

[davidexe]

I have an installation of SME 8 server running on a Dell T105 computer.  I have set up a user (administrator).  It will not let me set up a user (Administrator).
I have a Windows 7 Ultimate machine running FileZilla FTP Server under the user "Administrator".  Windows will not allow me to change the name to "administrator" or set up another user with the name "administrator".
I can log into FileZilla Server with FileZilla Client and see the home folder but no files or other folders. I cannot read/write/list anything on the SME server on the FileZilla Server.

Is there ANY way that I can use FileZilla Server to access an SME server and be able to access the directories?

Thanks.

[Stefano]

Hi, welcome here

you can't create an "administrator" account on SME because it is a reserved name.

I'm quite sure you can add any user you need/want to your filezilla server (see, for example, https://www.fastserv.com/kb/article/adding_a_ftp_user_in_filezilla_server/) but, since it is not clear to me what you are trying to achieve, please explain your issue and not your solution, i.e.: what are you do?

[davidexe]

Is there ANY way that I can use FileZilla Server to access an SME server and be able to access the directories?

I can set up users on FileZilla but they can't access the server because of administrative rights.  I can't believe I am the only one that has experienced these problems.

What I have found so far seems to be that FileZilla is operating under the SYSTEM in Windows and not as a USER.  In that case it should be operating as an Administrator. Hence the problem of the Capital A or small a causing exclusion.  I have an old server that runs on Windows XP and it has to have the Administrator account.  But it works where FileZilla won't.

[Stefano]

could you please tell us what are you trying to achieve?

because it looks like a "X Y problem" (see http://mywiki.wooledge.org/XyProblem)

thank you

[nicolatiana]

The solution is the following:
- you must create in windows a user with admin rights (say "ftp-over-share");
- modify your Filezilla server service: usually running as "system" must be run with the above created account "ftp-over-share");
- create on your sme the same user "ftp-over-share" with the same password of the windows one;
- assign proper rights to ibays for user "ftp-over-share";
Now inside Filezilla server interface you can browse your sme and assign folders (event multiple inside a basic home directory using aliases).

Nicola