Dell Unity: How to manage FTP settings on a NAS server
Summary: This KB focuses on how to manage the ftp access for clients on NAS server on Unity arrays.
Instructions
To show the current status of a NAS Servers use the below: uemcli -d IPofDestination -u localUser -p UserPasswd /net/nas/ftp show
To modify a certain NAS server ftp setting (Add a new user with a certain Home Directory): uemcli -d IPofDestination -u localUser -p UserPasswd /net/nas/ftp -server ServerName set -ftpEnabled yes -defaultHomedir /home/public
Other ftp settings:/net/nas/ftp -server <value> set [-ftpEnabled <value>] [-sftpEnabled <value>] [-cifsUserEnabled <value>] [-unixUserEnabled <value>] [-anonymousUserEnabled <value>] [-homedirLimitEnabled <value>] [-defaultHomedir <value>] [-welcome <value>] [-motd <value>] [-auditEnabled {yes|no}] [-auditDir <value>] [-auditMaxSize <value>] {[-allowHost <value>]| [-appendAllowHost <value>] | [-removeAllowHost <value>] | [-denyHost <value>] | [-appendDenyHost <value>] | [-removeDenyHost <value>]} {[-allowUser <value>] | [-appendAllowUser <value>] | [-removeAllowUser <value>] | [-denyUser <value>] | [-appendDenyUser <value>] | [-removeDenyUser <value>]} {[-allowGroup <value>]| [-appendAllowGroup <value>] | [-removeAllowGroup <value>] |[-denyGroup <value>] | [-appendDenyGroup <value>] | [-removeDenyGroup <value>]}
Refer to the Unity Tech guide for a clear description of the above attributes:
Dell Unity Family Unisphere Command Line Interface User Guide
FTP can be managed also from Unisphere as per below:
-From Storage Panel on the left side of the user interface view >>File >> NAS Server >> Choose the required NAS server on which ftp shall be configured.
-From the Sharing protocol click the FTP then mark the FTP checkbox.