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		<title>Write Permissions on Plesk Windows Server Get Removed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 06:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Permissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plesk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This has been a regular problem with most of our Windows dedicated Server Clients as well as Windows Shared hosting client that has Plesk 8.4 installed on them, specially for those who need write permissions on web user for the ASP .NET/MSSQL and PHP/MySQL application, that the write permissions on the folder get removed own [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This has been a regular problem with most of our<strong> Windows dedicated Server Clients</strong> as well as <strong>Windows Shared hosting client </strong>that has Plesk 8.4 installed on them, specially for those who need <strong>write permissions </strong>on web user for the <strong>ASP .NET/MSSQL</strong> and <strong>PHP/MySQL</strong> application, that the write <strong>permissions </strong>on the folder get <strong>removed</strong> own its own without any changes being made by us or the client. After allot of scratching and investigation we were finally able to reveal the secrete about the permissions issue. The problem was not with Plesk but the way we use to set <strong>permissions </strong>on the folder.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-437" title="Plesk Permissions Problem on Windows" src="http://www.mywebhostingblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/plesk-86-premissions-problems.jpg" alt="plesk-86-premissions-problems" width="465" height="160" /></p>
<p>While I was searching for the solution I found the KB articel on Parallels sites below:</p>
<p><code>http://kb.parallels.com/en/1147</code></p>
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<p>Where they (<strong>Plesk adminstrators</strong>) have clearly mentioned that custom permissions set on top level folder like httpdocs, statistics, cgi-bin etc will get reset by Plesk. So I decided to make a test, I manually gave write permissions to httpdocs folder and ran <em><strong>webservmng.exe</strong></em> on it and yes it was removed. Then after allot digging I would that there us a file<em> .Security</em> which is saved under the folder with the domain name (parallel to httpdocs folder), that stores all permissions for that domain.</p>
<p>Before we start please be informed that these steps are applicable to <strong>Parallel Plesk version 8.4</strong> and above as <em>.Security</em> file was introduced in 8.4 only.</p>
<p>So here are steps to get around the problem permanently:</p>
<p>1. Backup the <em>.Security</em> file and delete it from<em> [drive]:inetpub/vhosts/domain_name,</em> this file saves all the permissions assigned to that user from Plesk on Windows. Deleting it will remove all the records.</p>
<p>2. After renaming or deleting the <em>. Security</em> file, run this command below:</p>
<p><code>"%plesk_bin%/websrvmng.exe" --reconfigure-vhost --vhost-name=domain_name</code></p>
<p>3. This command will create a new <em>.Security</em> file with all default permissions on that domain.</p>
<p>4. Now login into Plesk &gt;&gt; Click on Domains &gt;&gt; domain_name &gt;&gt; File Manager &gt;&gt; httpdocs &gt;&gt; golden padlock of folder_name to set perm on &gt;&gt; &#8220;Advance&#8221; Button &gt;&gt; Select users &gt;&gt; Assign permissions &gt;&gt; OK.</p>
<p>These steps will save new permissions in .Security file and even if you run <em><strong>websrvmng</strong></em> on that domain again, the new permissions that has been set from Plesk will not get removed. There is no need to add any special group or users like, <strong>ASPNET </strong>or <strong>NETWORK SERVICE</strong> to any folder as those permissions are handled by <strong>IUSR_ &amp; IWAM_/IWPD_ users</strong>.</p>
<p>Any permissions that has been assigned directly to httpdocs folder will get reset by <strong>Plesk </strong>and if you inherit them to sub folder, permissions from sub folder will also get removed.</p>
<p>So the moral is,<strong> DO NOT</strong> give any permissions from RDP, use File Manager option if you want to keep the trouble of permissions away.</p>
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		<title>Host Header Settings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anonymous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domain Aliases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Host Headers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inetmgr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IP address]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Permissions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To set more than one website on server you are required to set Host Headers Procedure to set Host Headers 1) Load  IIS (Start &#62;&#62;&#62; Run&#62;&#62;&#62;type &#8220;inetmgr&#8221; hit enter) 2) On left pane, expand server name, then click &#8220;Web Sites&#8220;&#62;&#62;&#62;right click on right pane&#62;&#62;&#62;select  New&#62;&#62;&#62;Web Site 3) Website Creation Wizard will open , here you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To set more than one website on server you are required to set <strong>Host Headers</strong><br />
Procedure to set Host Headers<br />
1) <strong>Load  IIS </strong> (Start &gt;&gt;&gt; Run&gt;&gt;&gt;type &#8220;<strong>inetmgr</strong>&#8221; hit enter)</p>
<p>2) On left pane, expand server name, then click &#8220;<strong>Web Sites</strong>&#8220;&gt;&gt;&gt;right click on right pane&gt;&gt;&gt;select  New&gt;&gt;&gt;<strong>Web Site</strong></p>
<p>3) Website Creation Wizard will open , here you have freedom to write absolutely anything (we will write &#8211; Testing) &gt;&gt;&gt; Click Next</p>
<p>4)Under <strong>IP address</strong> and Port settings<br />
Enter<strong> Ip address </strong>and port number<strong> (Default port &#8211; 80)</strong> and <strong>Host Header</strong> for the website &gt;&gt;&gt; Click Next</p>
<p>5) Enter the path for Websites Home <strong>Directory </strong>and tick (check) &#8220;Allow <strong>anonymous </strong>access to this website&#8221; &gt;&gt;&gt; Click Next</p>
<p>6) Under Website Access <strong>Permissions </strong>, necessary permissions for using <strong>ASP </strong>, Run Scripts can be used as per requirement. &gt;&gt;&gt; Click Next</p>
<p>7) Click Finish and you&#8217;re done.</p>
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		<title>NTFS File System</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hosting Security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is NTFS ? The File system comes with Windows NT. (NT File System) An optional file system for Windows NT, 2000, XP and Vista. NTFS is the more advanced file system, compared to FAT32. It improves performance and is required in order to implement numerous security and administrative features in the OS. NTFS supports [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>What is NTFS ?</strong></p>
<p>The <strong>File system</strong> comes with <strong>Windows N</strong>T. (NT File System) An optional file system for <strong>Windows NT, 2000</strong>, <strong>XP and Vista</strong>. <strong>NTFS </strong>is the more <strong>advanced </strong>file system, compared to <strong>FAT32</strong>. It improves performance and is required in order to implement numerous security and administrative features in the <strong>OS</strong>. <strong>NTFS </strong>supports <strong>Active Directory </strong>domain names and provides file <strong>encryption</strong>. Permissions can be set at the file level rather than by folder, and individual users can be assigned disk space quotas. <strong>NTFS </strong>is designed to log activity and recover on the fly from hard disk crashes. It also supports the <strong>Unicode character</strong> <strong>set </strong>and allows file names up to 255 characters in length. See <strong>FAT32 </strong>and file system.</p>
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<p><strong>NTFS compared to FAT and FAT32</strong></p>
<p><strong>NTFS </strong>has always been a more powerful <strong>file system</strong> than <strong>FAT </strong>and <strong>FAT32. Windows 2000, Windows XP</strong>, and the <strong>Windows Server 2003</strong> family include a new version of NTFS, with support for a variety of features including <strong>Active Directory,</strong> which is needed for domains, user accounts, and other important security features.<br />
<strong>FAT </strong>and <strong>FAT32 </strong>are similar to each other, except that <strong>FAT32 </strong>is designed for larger disks than <strong>FAT</strong>. The file system that works most easily with large disks is <strong>NTFS</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>The following will describes the compatibility of each file system with various operating.</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong><br />
<strong>NTFS : </strong><br />
A computer running <strong>Windows 2000</strong>, <strong>Windows XP,</strong> or a product in the <strong>Windows Server 2003</strong> family can access files on a local <strong>NTFS </strong>partition. A computer running <strong>Windows NT 4.0</strong> with <strong>Service Pack</strong> 5 or later might be able to access some files. Other operating systems allow no local access.<br />
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<p><strong>FAT :</strong><br />
Access to files on a local partition is available through <strong>MS-DOS</strong>, all versions of <strong>Windows, </strong>and <strong>OS/2</strong>.<br />
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<p><strong>FAT32 :</strong><br />
Access to files on a local partition is available only through <strong>Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000</strong>, <strong>Windows XP</strong>, and products in the <strong>Windows Server 2003</strong> family.</p>
<p><strong>The following are comparison of disk and file sizes possible with each file system.</strong></p>
<p><strong>NTFS : </strong><br />
Recommended minimum volume size is approximately 10 MB. Maximum volume and partition sizes start at 2 terabytes (TB) and range upward. For example, a <strong>dynamic disk</strong> formatted with a standard allocation unit size (4 KB) can have partitions of 16 TB minus 4 KB. Cannot be used on floppy disks.</p>
<p>Maximum file size is potentially 16 TB minus 64 KB, although files cannot be larger than the volume or partition they are located on.</p>
<p><strong>FAT :</strong><br />
Volumes from <strong>floppy disk</strong> size up to 4 GB. This file system does not support domains controller.<br />
Maximum file size is 2 GB.</p>
<p><strong>FAT32 :</strong><br />
Volumes from 33 MB to 2 TB can be written to or read using products in the <strong>Windows Server 2003</strong> family.<br />
Volumes up to 32 GB can be formatted as <strong>FAT32 </strong>using products in the <strong>Windows Server 2003</strong> family.<br />
Does not support <strong>domains controller</strong>.<br />
Maximum file size is 4 GB.</p>
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