The General tab appears when selecting Settings for the selected Domain. The following are the items that can be configured using this tab.
Enter the maximum number of users that can be connected to the domain at any one time. Leave this field blank for an unlimited number of users.
These mappings allow you to map physical paths to other directories on your computer or network. Using this option allows you to create virtual directories for the user that can be on completely different physical drives or computers. This is convenient to allow users access to other paths/drives even if they are locked in to their home directory.
The following information is shown for virtual path mappings:
Physical path
The actual, real, path on the computer that is mapped. This can also be a UNC path or network drive (Keep in mind that NT system services by default do not have access to network resources!).
%USER% - Replaced with the user’s account name
Mapped to
The path in the user’s directory structure where the mapped path shows up. This can be a regular, full, pathname or it can use these values:
%HOME% - Replaced with the user’s home directory
%USER% - Replaced with the user’s account name
Virtual name
The name Serv-U shows to the user for the mapped directory. Virtual directories show up to the user just like regular directories and the user can not distinguish between a mapped directory or a real one.
Say you want to map a CD-ROM drive F: to the user’s home directory and make this show up as a sub-directory named "CD-Rom". For this the physical path is "f:\", this is mapped to "%HOME%", and the virtual name should be "CD-Rom". Don’t forget to add an access rule to the user’s directory access rules to allow access to f:\.
Important Note
The creation of virtual directories does not automatically mean that users will actually see them! This is determined by the user’s directory access rules. In Serv-U all access is based on physical paths, and for the users to see a mapped directory they need access to the physical path that underlies this mapped directory. This mechanism also allows the creation of multiple virtual directories at the domain level, which are then selectively shown in some of the domain’s user accounts based by using the directory access rules.
There are the following buttons:
Add
Select this button to add a new virtual path mapping to the list. After selecting this option you are prompted for information about mapping.
Delete
Select this button to remove the selected virtual path mapping.
Edit
Select this button to change the virtual path mapping.
These links appear as virtual UNIX style links. With the availability of virtual directories there should be little need for links. They are available when needed though.
Add
Select this button to add a link to the list. After selecting this option you are prompted for information about link.
Delete
Select this button to remove the selected link.
Edit
Select this button to change the link.