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How to see whose editing

#1 Post by RondaB » 2018-05-02 13:46

So I have a site that someone edited via filezilla (not from my local machine) and I am wondering if I am able to see the IP the edit/upload came from? I have changed passwords a couples times.

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Re: How to see whose editing

#2 Post by botg » 2018-05-02 14:09

How do you know the file was edited via FileZilla?

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Re: How to see whose editing

#3 Post by RondaB » 2018-05-02 14:38

Honestly, I'm guessing it was edited through an FTP source since this site is a school project that our team is building in Notepad ++. I just wanted to know if I could see where the new files were uploaded from.

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Re: How to see whose editing

#4 Post by boco » 2018-05-02 14:52

First, FileZilla cannot edit files, it passes the file to an external Editor.
Second, there are myriads of FTP clients out there.

Third, to answer your question: No, you won't know who did upload when. However, the server administrator likely knows, since nearly every FTP server keeps logs.
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Re: How to see whose editing

#5 Post by botg » 2018-05-02 15:05

Any FTP client could have been used.

If enabled by the server administrator the server's log file may have details on who transferred what.

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Re: How to see whose editing

#6 Post by RondaB » 2018-05-02 15:25

I apologize, I did not mean it was edited through Filezilla, I meant the file was edited and uploaded. Now I am still kind of new to using FTP as I am just starting out. I have Filezilla Client downloaded, not server. Will that make a difference when it comes to enabling logging?

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#7 Post by RondaB » 2018-05-02 15:44

Nevermind, I got the logging. So I can't see what connections did what, but I can see what files were edited and when. Thank you for the previous answers.

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Re: How to see whose editing

#8 Post by Questlot » 2018-06-01 11:50

Am not really sure if filezilla have this feature. Maybe it could be in recent update. I will need to update my to see the new interface.
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Re: How to see whose editing

#9 Post by RondaB » 2018-06-01 14:20

I enabled the server logging and I tested it from my house and it doesn't show it...just shows what was edited on Filezilla on my local machine. I appreciate the feedback. I'm just taking extra precautions with security to prevent this again and doing backups more frequently.

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Re: How to see whose editing

#10 Post by boco » 2018-06-03 19:41

The server keeps logs of every file transfer. So, in case a file was edited and re-uploaded, you have the timestamp, IP, and FTP account that did the upload.
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