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Title: sme5.6 problem ftp an ibay
Post by: bcomte on April 17, 2005, 03:08:33 PM

Hey,
I use sme 5.6; I want one group member to update his web, but from outside the network.
I've made some test but can't ftp the ibay.
an idea?

Thanks.
Bern. :pint:

Title: sme5.6 problem ftp an ibay
Post by: raem on April 17, 2005, 10:19:12 PM

connect via VPN & then map a drive letter to the ibay

Title: sme5.6 problem ftp an ibay
Post by: raem on April 17, 2005, 11:53:53 PM

ftp upload to ibays is not allowed by default.

Alternative to VPN is to use a sftp client,
this may help
http://www.foothill.edu/ctis/howto/SFTP_WinSCP.html

also see excerpt from manual:
http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/bobk/SME_Manual/chpt-14.02.html

To access the i-bay using FTP, you use your FTP client to connect to your server and use the i-bay name as the login id. If the i-bay requires a password, you will need to enter the i-bay password as well. If you are using a command-line or graphical FTP client, you will usually be prompted for the login username and password.

Note that users accessing the i-bay via FTP in this manner are not able to upload files to the i-bay. They can only download files from the i-bay to their client.

It is possible to upload files using FTP, but to do so you must login to the server with a valid user name, not the i-bay name. That user account must be a member of the group that has been given write permission for the i-bay (configured on the i-bay screen). You would then change to the i-bay directory (using the ftp command "cd ../../ibays/ibayname"). You will now be able to upload files from your FTP client to the appropriate directories.

Hope that helps

Title: sme5.6 problem ftp an ibay
Post by: bcomte on April 18, 2005, 02:08:39 PM

Fhanks Ray, I'll try sftp

Bern