Creating an FTP user and managing user permissions

In this recipe, we will create a Windows Server 2016 user for FTP access and give that FTP user FTP folder permissions. We will also configure FTP authentication and FTP authorization rules. We will allow the Windows user to get access to the FTP site.

Getting ready

To step through this recipe, you will need a running Windows Server 2016 instance with IIS 10.0 and FTP Server installed. You should also have administrative privileges.

How to do it...

1. Log in to Windows Server 2016 with an administrator account.
2. Open Server Manager.
3. Click on Tools and open Computer Management.
4. In the Computer Management window of WIN2016IIS, expand System tools. Expand Local Users and Groups, as shown here:

5. Right-click on the Users folder and select New User. The New User creation window will pop up:

6. Fill in the details of the user: User name, Full name, Description, user Password, and Confirm password. You can select any or all checkboxes if you need to set those options...