SUMMARY
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide
problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them.
Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of
Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.
If the maximum number of concurrent connections on the FTP server is
reached, any new connection attempts made by other machines will
result in the following error message:
Maximum clients reached, service unavailable.
This message can be customized by using the Registry Editor and adding
an entry called MaxClientsMessage.
To customize the message, do the following:
- Open the Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE).
- Use the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\FtpSvc
\Parameters - From the Edit menu, choose Add Value to create the following entry:
- Set the Data Type to REG_SZ.
- Enter the desired message.
When making any configuration changes to the FTP Server (with the
exception of security configuration), you must restart the FTP Server
by either restarting the computer or manually stopping and restarting
the server. To do this manually, use the Services option in Control
Panel, or at a command prompt, use the following two commands:
net stop ftpsvc
net start ftpsvc
Restarting the service manually disconnects any users presently
connected to the FTP Server without warning, be sure to use the FTP
Server icon in Control Panel to determine if any users are connected.