Permission Groups set user virtual file system (VFS) permissions to folders. Just as User Settings Templates control access to EFT Server resources such as bandwidth allowances and connectivity privileges, the Permission Groups control access to files and folders. EFT 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 on the Server tab. (You cannot move Groups between Sites.)
After you create a Group, you add users to the Group, then on the VFS tab you add the Group to the Permissions pane, and then set the Group's VFS permissions.
To view Group permissions
In the administration interface, connect to EFT Server and click the VFS tab.
In the left pane, click a folder. The default Groups appear in the Permissions pane. Groups that you have defined on the Site do not appear in the Permissions pane unless you add them.
The All Users and Guests Groups have minimal permissions; the Administrative Group has every permission. The letters in the Permissions column (UDADRSCDLHO) represent the permissions that are enabled:
U = Upload
D = Download
A = Append
D = Delete
R = Rename
S = Show this folder in parent list (show the folder selected in the left pane)
C = Create Folder
D = Delete Folder
L = Show files and folders in list
H = Show hidden (Show files and folders in list must be selected)
O = Show read only (Show files and folders in list must be selected)
If the permission is not enabled, two dashes appear instead of the letter. The default Groups have the following permissions, but you can edit them to suit your needs:
Administrative = UDADRSCDLHO; every permission
All Users = ------------S----L----, Show folder in the parent list and Show files and folders in list
Guests = --D--------S----L----, Download, Show folder in the parent list, and Show files and folders in list
Groups can provide the permissions 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). 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. The Inherit check box is not available when the root folder (e.g., MySite - Root Folder) is selected.
For detailed descriptions of the permissions, refer to How VFS Permissions Work.