IIS 6 - FTP AD User Isolation
With IIS 6.0 FTP, there's 3 ftp user isolation modes:
a) Do not isolate users
b) Isolate users
c) Isolate users using Active Directory
I wrote a KB about the first two :) last one is quite tricky as it require you to extend the AD schema if you are using W2K DC. Here's a decent guide from Microsoft. Take note at step 6, you are require to enter a user credentail with minimal domain access to AD. Now, you will get "home directory not accessable" if you change the account password after you have created the ftp site. So how do you fix this ? instead of re-creating the site, you can reset the password via adsutil.vbs or metabase explorer. Go to command prompt and enter:
C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts>adsutil.vbs set msftpsvc/XX/adconnectionspassword
where XX is the FTP site id. The metabase key is ADConnectionsPassword, if you would like to change the AD connection username, configure the ADConnectionsUserName metabase key. You will see this two keys if UserIsolationMode is set to 2 (AD isolation mode).
Lastly, today's is Christmas eve :) I'll be off till next year :) wish you merry x'mas and a happy new year.