FIX: You cannot suppress the default FTP banner for the FTP service (826270)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Information Services version 6.0
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.1
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When you connect to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service that is running on your Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) server, the FTP service always responds with the following default FTP banner: 220 Microsoft FTP Service As an administrator of the FTP server, you may not want the FTP service to respond with the name of the service.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft Windows 2000 (IIS 5.0)

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to obtain the latest Windows 2000 service pack

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.PrerequisitesWindows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) must be installed on your computer before you install this hotfix.Restart requirementYou must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.Hotfix replacement informationThis hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.File information The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 
   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   10-Jan-2004  01:18  5.0.2195.6890  248,080  Adsiis.dll 
   10-Jan-2004  01:18  5.0.2195.6890  118,554  Ftpsvc2.dll 
   10-Jan-2004  01:18  5.0.2195.6890  122,640  Iischema.dll

Windows XP (IIS 5.1)

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.PrerequisitesWindows XP SP1 must be installed on your computer before you install this hotfix.Restart requirementYou must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.Hotfix replacement informationThis hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes. File information The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 
   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   11-Dec-2003  01:50  5.1.2600.1326  251,392  Adsiis.dll 
   11-Dec-2003  01:50  5.1.2600.1326  117,248  Ftpsvc2.dll 
   11-Dec-2003  01:50  5.1.2600.1326  130,048  Iischema.dll

Windows Server 2003 (IIS 6.0)

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows Server 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

To use this hotfix on Windows Server 2003, you must modify the Mbschema.xml file:
  1. Stop all IIS services.
  2. Create a backup of the following file:

    %systemroot%\system32\inetsrv\Mbschema.xml

  3. Right-click Mbschema.xml, point to Open With, and then click Notepad.
  4. Under the IIsConfigObject collection, type the following:

    <Property InternalName ="SuppressDefaultFTPBanner" ID="5017" Type="BOOL" UserType="IIS_MD_UT_SERVER" Attributes="INHERIT" MetaFlags="CASEINSENSITIVE" MetaFlagsEx="CACHE_PROPERTY_MODIFIED" DefaultValue="FALSE" EndingNumber="0"/>

    Note This entry must appear as one line in the Mbschema.xml. If the entry does not appear as one line, click Word Wrap on the Format menu to disable Word Wrap.
  5. Under the IISFTPService and IISFTPServer collections, type the following:

    <Property InheritsPropertiesFrom ="IIsConfigObject:SuppressDefaultFTPBanner"/>

  6. Click File, click Save, click File, and then click Close.
  7. Restart all IIS services.

Restart requirement

You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 
   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name
   -----------------------------------------------------
   01-Aug-2003  10:26  6.0.3790.74  119,808  Ftpsvc2.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

After you install the hotfix for your version of IIS, you must add a metabase key to enable the functionality. Use the Adsutil.vbs script that is located in the %systemroot%/inetpub/AdminScripts folder to add the metabase key and to disable the default FTP banner. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. At a command prompt, change the location to the %systemroot%/inetpub/AdminScripts folder.
  2. At the command prompt, type cscript adsutil.vbs enum msftpsvc, and then press ENTER.
  3. At the command prompt, type cscript adsutil set msftpsvc/number/SuppressDefaultFTPBanner 1 (where number is the number of the FTP service where you want to disable the default FTP banner), and then press ENTER.

    Note If you have multiple FTP virtual servers, run this command for each virtual FTP server that has a different value for number. When you type the command, do not include a space between msftpsvc/ and number.
  4. At the command prompt, run the following command to restart the IIS service:

    iisreset

After you install the hotfix and add the metabase key, the FTP service responds with the following banner: 220 For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/26/2005
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