User accounts

[jbfyipi]

Hi All,

I'm having an issue adding a "Guest" account.  Currently I have two accounts (mine and a friends).  We both have unlimited access to all of the folders in the VFS. 

I want to add a Guest account where the Guest would only have access to three or four specific folders (out of all the folders in the VFS).  I've tried everything at this point.  When I add the Guest account to the root folder (everything) the login works.  Problem is, the Guest account then has access to everything, which I don't want.  When I specify access to specific or certain folders, the Guest cannot access HFS at all and I get the "Unauthorized" page.  I'm using the latest (2.0b, I believe).

I even created a new .vfs file where I loaded only the folders I wanted the Guest to have access to.  Problem is, you can run only one .vfs at a time.     

What am I doing wrong?  Is it an "all folders or nothing" thing?  Any insight would be much appreciated.

~jbfyipi 

   

[rejetto]

let say you have folders 1 2 3 4 5, and want guet to have access to 1 2.
after you restrict access to the root for Guest, then you have to select 3 4 5 (all in once) and restrict access to the other account.
this way works.

[jbfyipi]

Hi Rejetto,

Salute! Thank you for your prompt reply.  I neglected to say in my post what a great program this is, sorry.  It appears that I am doing it the way you suggest in your reply.   

The way I added the Guest account is this:  I go into Menu, "Other program options" and then "users". Then I create the Guest account with user name and password.  I then click "apply".  No problem there.

I don't add "Guest" to the root folder (/) because as I said, I don't want them to have access to the entire VFS directory.  My other two users have full access.  I don't need to restrict access to the root folder for Guest because the other two users are the only ones with access to it.  Maybe that's the problem?  Maybe I should right-click on the root folder,go to restrict access, and check the Guest account?  I'll try that.     

Then I go to the folders I want Guest to have access to (example: folder 1, 2, etc).  I right-click and go to "restrict access".  I then put a check mark next to Guest or I click "All".  When I do a mouse over, the yellow "lock" icon appears and it says "access for: user1, user2, Guest".  I then click "save options" to file and then "save file system".

When I try and sign in under the Guest account, I enter the name "Guest" and password and click "OK".  Nothing happens: the password disappears, and the "Enter Network Password" box remains.  If I enter it three times, I get the "Unauthorized" page and the message:  "This is a protected resource.
Your username/password doesn't match.  HttpFileServer 2.0b
10/8/2006 10:16:45 AM".

Thank you for your time...

~jbfyipi

             

[rejetto]

please give me your .VFS file so that i can see the problem myself