You can import FTP users from a CSV or text file.
To import FTP users, prepare a file with user information:
- Each entry in the file must follow a specific syntax for username, file system, and initial directory. See the following example for syntax and sample values.
user_name file_system\initial_directory DENIS Sales \Sales
- If the username or initial directory contains spaces, the entry must be enclosed within double quotes, and each entry must be separated by at least one space as shown in the following example:
"Mark Doe" Management "\mgmt\mark" DENIS Sales \Sales Andy Sales \Andy John Tech "\tech\dirs\John"
- If you are unsure whether the initial directory exists, include the following option to automatically create the directory:
ENSURE_PATH_EXISTS true
This setting remains active until it is turned off by including the following option:ENSURE_PATH_EXISTS false
In the following example, directories will be created automatically for the two entries until the option is turned off:"Mark Doe" Management "\mgmt\mark" ENSURE_PATH_EXISTS true DENIS Sales \Sales Andy Sales \Andy ENSURE_PATH_EXISTS false John Tech "\tech\dirs\John"
Note: Directories that are created automatically are owned by the root user and group (UID:0 / GID:0) and are accessible with full permissions (read, write, and execute). You must create these directories using the SMB or NFS protocols, or give the appropriate permissions explicitly after creating using this option. - To include additional information about users, insert a comment in the file and precede it with the hash mark (#) as shown in the following example.
# Users from the sales department Mark Management \mgmt\mark DENIS Sales "\Sales" Andy Sales "\Andy" John Tech \tech\dirs\John
- Navigate to .
- Click Import Users.
- Upload the .csv or .txt file, and click Import.