FTP server in 2003

[Daveyd123]

I setup an FTP server for external user access using IIS in Server 2003.

I am having an issue. I created a Domain account. I gave that account permissions to the FTP server. The user can connect fine. My issue is with account lockouts. The user account I create to access the FTP site will follow the Domain policy and get locked out after 3 attempts.

Is there a way to not have that account adhere to the Domain lockout policy? I know in 3rd party FTP servers you can setup local accounts that only authenticate to the software thus not having to worry about the Domain policy. Is that possible in IIS FTP?

 

[josephdavis]

If your FTP server is not on a Domain Controller, you can create a local server account and give it rights to FTP. A few considerations are:

1) Is the data the FTP server is serving up on the local machine? If not, you will have to create an identical user on the server which holds the data and grant the user access to the data.

2) Is the Local Security Policy on the FTP server set with the same lockout setting? If so, you will have to change this on the local server.



-Joe

http://joe.galactik.com

 

[Daveyd123]

It is not on a DC

The data is on the FTP server itself.

The local server passowrd policy is the same as the Domain ploicy. If I chage the local policy, wont it get changed back on the next GP refresh?

 

[Daveyd123]

Actually, I can't change the local password policy on the server as it is grayed out...due to the Default Domain Policy

 

[josephdavis]

Yup, I forgot that. Sorry for the bad advice.

-Joe

http://joe.galactik.com

 

[Daveyd123]

I guess I could have a standalone server not part of the Domain and create a local account on it. That should bypass the lockouts