FTP DIR command shows time created instead of year (256312)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 2.0
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services version 6.0
This article was previously published under Q256312
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SUMMARY

When you issue an FTP dir command against an IIS FTP server, one or more of the files listed may not display the year created. Instead, the time created is displayed.

MORE INFORMATION

The IIS FTP server is configured to display UNIX-style directory listings. As per the UNIX specification, files created in the current year display the time of creation instead of the year of creation.

Example: 
ftp> dir
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group               1 Jun  3  1999 NotCurrentYear.txt
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group               1 Mar  6 21:11 CurrentYear.txt


If you require the time and year to be displayed, change to the MS-DOS directory listing style. To do this, perform the following steps:
  1. Open the IIS Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
  2. Edit the properties for the FTP service.
  3. On the Home Directory tab, change the Directory Listing Style to MS-DOS.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Restart the FTP service.
After you make this change, the directory listing appears as follows:
ftp> dir
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
06-03-99  10:57PM                    1 NotCurrentYear.txt
03-06-00  09:11PM                    1 CurrentYear.txt
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/23/2005
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