Permission Groups

Permission Groups set user virtual file system (VFS) permissions to folders. Just as User Setting Levels control access to EFT Server resources such as bandwidth allowances and connectivity privileges, the Permission Groups control access to files and folders. The Server creates the following default Groups for every Site: Administrative, All Users, and Guests. You can create new Groups and/or modify the settings for the default Groups. Consider your security and access needs, configure Groups according to those needs, then add users to the Groups based on the permissions that you want to allow. The Groups node appears in the left pane under the Site node. You cannot move Groups between Sites.

To view Group permissions

Groups can provide the permissions shown below as implied by their name (i.e., the Upload file Permission allows users in the Group to upload files; the Delete folder permission allows users in the Group to delete files).



The Inherit permissions from parent folder check box is not available when the parent folder is selected.

The default Groups have following permissions, but you can edit them to suit your needs:

Users' permissions are inherited from the Groups to which they belong. For example, if user jsmith is a member of the Accounting, All Users, and HR Groups, their permissions are combined, giving jsmith Delete, Append, Show in List, List, and Create permission.

For details of how permissions work, refer to The Virtual File System (VFS).

Related Topics

Creating Groups

Deleting Groups

Adding or Removing Users to or from a Group