DOCUMENT:Q103074  18-AUG-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :How to Customize the Maximum Connections Message with FTP
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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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:
 
1. Open the Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE).
 
2. Use the following path:
 
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\FtpSvc
      \Parameters
 
3. From the Edit menu, choose Add Value to create the following entry:
 
      MaxClientsMessage
 
4. Set the Data Type to REG_SZ.
 
5. 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.
 
Additional reference words: 3.10

KBCategory:
KBSubcategory: tpip

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