ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE
Serv-U File Server
Version 15.2
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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Table of Contents
Introduction to the SolarWinds Serv-U File Server 7
Serv-U glossary 10
Serv-U Editions 13
Serv-U Purchase options 14
The Serv-UManagement Console 15
Serv-U user interface conventions 16
Create a Serv-U domain 17
Add a Serv-U user 19
View and add users at the global level 19
Add a user using the wizard 20
Add a User manually 22
Advanced settings 27
The User Template 28
Edit a User 28
Copy a User 28
User collections (MFT only) 28
Recovering passwords 29
Add a Serv-U group 30
Add a Group 30
Advanced settings 35
Edit a Group 36
The Group Template 36
Serv-U settings 37
Serv-U global level settings 38
The Serv-U global dashboard 39
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Serv-U server details 42
Serv-U global users 62
Serv-U groups 73
Serv-U global directories 80
Serv-U server limits and settings 89
Serv-U server activity 105
Serv-U domain level settings 112
Serv-U domain details 112
Serv-U domain users 133
Serv-U groups 146
Domain Directories 155
Domain Limits & Settings 164
Domain activity 179
Group properties 186
Group Properties: Group Information 187
Group Properties: Directory Access 191
Group Properties: Virtual Paths 197
Group Properties: Logging 198
Group Properties: Members 200
Group Properties: Events 200
Group Properties: IPAccess 210
Serv-U group properties:limits & settings 213
User properties 215
User Properties: User Information 216
User Properties: Directory Access 222
User Properties: Virtual Paths 227
User Properties: Logging 229
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Serv-U User Properties: Groups 231
User Properties: Events 232
User Properties: IPAccess 242
Serv-U user properties: limits & settings 245
Common topics 247
Access rule examples and caveats 247
SMTP configuration for the Serv-U File Server 248
New SSH Key Pair creation 250
Transfer Ratio, Quota Management, and Ratio free files 254
Compare Windows Active Directory and LDAP authentication 258
Differences between Windows Active Directory and LDAP authentication 258
Configure Windows and LDAP authentication 258
Configure Windows and LDAP authentication 259
Keep Serv-U updated 259
Windows Authentication (MFT only) 259
LDAP authentication (MFT only) 260
Domain User and Group Statistics 273
Serv-U File Sharing 275
The Serv-U File Sharing console 275
Serv-U file sharing: View All 276
Serv-U file sharing: the Send Files wizard 277
Serv-U file sharing: the Request Files wizard 280
Serv-U file sharing: Share details 282
The Serv-U Web Client 283
Web Client layout 284
Manage directories 286
Manage files 287
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