FTP Problem Please Help

[tmed]

I have installed the the Golden FTP server Software on my desktop. I
have a problem, when I try to ftp to the desktop from a client I do
not see any files in the root directory. I do a ls and dir commands
and I do not see any data. I then typed pwd and I received \ (which
is the root director).

How can I view my files when I FTP to the FTP server when I am in the
root directory \

I am trying to get to the My Documents folder which is on the C: Drive

This is an example of what I am seeing

ftp> dir
200 PORT Command successful.
125 File status okay; about to open data connection.
226 Closing data connection.
ftp> ls
200 PORT Command successful.
125 File status okay; about to open data connection.
226 Closing data connection.
ftp> pwd
257 "/" is working directory.
ftp>

Any Response is Greatly Appreciated

Thank You

 

[smlunatick]

I have installed the the Golden FTP server Software on my desktop. I
have a problem, when I try to ftp to the desktop from a client I do
not see any files in the root directory. I do a ls and dir commands
and I do not see any data. I then typed pwd and I received \ (which
is the root director).

How can I view my files when I FTP to the FTP server when I am in the
root directory \

I am trying to get to the My Documents folder which is on the C: Drive

This is an example of what I am seeing

ftp> dir
200 PORT Command successful.
125 File status okay; about to open data connection.
226 Closing data connection.
ftp> ls
200 PORT Command successful.
125 File status okay; about to open data connection.
226 Closing data connection.
ftp> pwd
257 "/" is working directory.
ftp>

Any Response is Greatly Appreciated

Thank You

Golden FTP is not a Microsoft product. Contact Golden directly for a
more exact answer.

As with most FTP client/servers. these are not normally set up to give
you complete access to every file. This depends on the user
permissions set up with the user account and/or user equavalence
settings. Make sure to use the "server's" administrator account.

 

[Joe Grover]

The short answer: Consult your software documentation or contact the
software vendor for support for this product, as the issue is not
XP-related.

The longer asnwer: Check the configuration of your FTP server to see what
the root directory is for the username you're logging in as. If it's
defaulting to something like C:\Program Files\Golden FTP\ftproot\username
and there aren't any files in that folder, then this behavior would be by
design. You'd want to set the home directory of the account you created to
the My Documents folder containing the files you want to view. You also
must ensure the account you created has at least read/list permissions (as
well as permissions to enter subdirectories if necessary). Unfortunately
we're not experts on Golden FTP server software, so if the above doesn't
help you you'd be best served by contacting their support team.

Joe