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Hi there, I've got a strange problem with Filezilla server. I've gone through the some of the posts regarding the use of .LNK files.

I have a folder called d:/ftp which I make into the home folder in FileZilla Server user settings. Then I create a shortcut to d:/folderX and put it into d:/ftp. I make sure that I give it all the permissions in the filezilla server user settings. Works fine. The client gets a shortcut to c:/folderX which is fully functional.

Then I do the exact same thing for c:/folderY (note the different partition of my hard drive that i am linking to). Again, I give the user all the permissions to that folder. But this time, the ftp client just doesn't show the shortcut.

Naturally, I've checked off "resolve windows shortcuts", and since I am able to successfully create a shortcut for one folder, I can't figure out why I can't create a shortcut to the other folder. Is this a an issue with different drive letters? (i.e. c: vs. d: ). Does the "Home Folder" need to be in the same drive as the shortcuts that it is pointing to?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

reekoh wrote:Hi there, I've got a strange problem with Filezilla server. I've gone through the some of the posts regarding the use of .LNK files.

I have a folder called d:/ftp which I make into the home folder in FileZilla Server user settings. Then I create a shortcut to d:/folderX and put it into d:/ftp. I make sure that I give it all the permissions in the filezilla server user settings. Works fine. The client gets a shortcut to c:/folderX which is fully functional.

Then I do the exact same thing for c:/folderY (note the different partition of my hard drive that i am linking to). Again, I give the user all the permissions to that folder. But this time, the ftp client just doesn't show the shortcut.

Naturally, I've checked off "resolve windows shortcuts", and since I am able to successfully create a shortcut for one folder, I can't figure out why I can't create a shortcut to the other folder. Is this a an issue with different drive letters? (i.e. c: vs. d: ). Does the "Home Folder" need to be in the same drive as the shortcuts that it is pointing to?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

It took me a while to figure the whole concept of using shortcuts myself. And now that I understand it more clearly, I can without a doubt assure you that shortcuts to other drives is indeed possible. It would be really nice to have found some documentation of FZS, or at least a FAQ on it -- if either exists, they are impossible to locate. Anyway, here's what to do (and this will work either for a GROUP or for a USER).

1) Create your physical ftp root directory (a.k.a. home directory). In this example, I will be using C:\TEMP\ftproot

2) Add this directory to your USER/GROUP with appropriate permissions. I would recommend only enabling READ, LIST, and + SUBDIRS.

3) From Windows Explorer, create a shortcut to the path you want to allow access to, and place this shortcut into the home directory. In this example, I will be using a shortcut called "MP3" that points physically to F:\TEMP\MP3 -- note that you can name the shortcut anything -- it doesn't have to be the same name as the directory it points to.

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4) (This is what took me the longest to figure out) Add the physical directory (F:\TEMP\MP3) to your USER/GROUP with appropriate permissions. Again, READ, LIST and + SUBDIRS should suffice for most items. Only enable WRITE, CREATE, DELETE and/or APPEND permissions to those files/directories that require them.

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In essence, to make a shortcut appear in FZS, you need to assign the applicable access rights to the physical location that the shortcut points to.

If you're still having an issue adding a directory on a different drive, please post some specifics about your setup including which version of FZS you are running. BTW, are the filesystems identical for your C: and D: partitions (eg. is your D: drive maybe FAT32 instead of NTFS)?

HTH,
TheAngryPenguin