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Wing FTP Server supports the several database types for authenticating users: XML files, ODBC database, Mysql database and Windows Authentication(NTLM or Active Directory).

 

 

Storage Way

    store-way

XML:                Store your user/group data in xml files.

ODBC:                Store your user/group data in ODBC database.

Mysql:                Store your user/group data in Mysql database.

 

Note: The server will automatically create all of the database schemas for the first time.

 

 

 

ODBC setting    

    odbc

It is very easy to create an ODBC source, just enter the Data Source Name (DSN), Username, and Password.

When everything is ok, user/group data can be stored via most of all popular database softwares which have an ODBC driver.

 

 

Mysql setting

    mysql

If your database system is Mysql,  we suggest you use "Mysql" instead of "ODBC", because it can connect to Mysql database directly through C API, thus faster than "ODBC".

 

You may fill the field "UnixSocket" if you are using Linux/Unix system. Otherwise, just keep it empty.

 

 

 

Windows Authentication

windows-auth

Wing FTP Server handles Windows NTLM or Active Directory authentication automatically without the need to manually import users or sync user data.

 

If you enable "Windows Authentication", you must specify a global home directory for file accessing. And if you want to assign different folders for different users, you may select check box "Create a folder under global home using the login name for each user".