Setting Folder Permissions
- Last Updated: July 22, 2025
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- WS_FTP Server
- Version 2022
- Documentation
Setting Folder Permissions
You can manage user/group folder permissions from the Folder Permission page.
To grant or change permissions to a folder for a user or group:
- From the top menu, select Host > Folders. The Folders page opens.
- Click the hyperlinked name of the folder you want to open. The Edit Folder page opens.
- In the User/Group list, click the hyperlinked name of the user or group for which you want to change permissions. The Folder Permission page opens.
- Set the appropriate options.
- User or Group. The user or group to which this permission applies is listed here.
- File mask. Enter a file mask.Permissions are granted only to files that match the file mask.
- Permission Type:
- Allow. Select this option to permit access to the following permission options.
- Deny. Select this option to not permit access to the following permission options.
- Select/Deselect All. Select to grant full permissions. Clear to remove all permissions.
- Read. Select this option to grant permissions to read files.
- List. Select this option to grant permission to list the files in the folder.
- Write. Select this option to grant permission to add files or modify files to the folder.
- Delete.Select this option to grant permission to delete files from the folder.
- Rename.Select this option to grant permission to rename files or folders in the folder.
- Create folder.Select this option to grant permission to create subfolders in the folder.
- Include subfolders. Select this option to extend the permissions assigned to this folder to all folders beneath it.
- Click Save.