Re: [cobalt-users] FTP directories Re Cobalt Please take Note

[Kris Dahl <kris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You guys realize that you could change that if you want.  Its a fairly
simple procedure--you have to edit the httpd.conf and change the permissions
on the home directory.

Further, I would suggest creating a symbolic link called something like
'public_html' or 'website' in each of the admin's folders that just link to
../../web.  That way its similar to most other ISPs and its pretty obvious.

-k

on 2/14/00 4:01 PM, RHLinux- WHN at rhlinux@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> The way cobalt requires us to have our clients go to /web/ is utterly
> ridiculous. Out of my 300 clients, about 80% of them (even though I have a
> vast online help and its even in their confirmation email) still upload into
> /users/login/web
> 
> I high doubt our ranting will do any good in Cobalt changing future raqs or
> releases...
> 
> ______________________________
> Regards,
> 
> Gary
> ______________________________
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> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 2:18 PM
> Subject: [cobalt-users] FTP directories Re Cobalt Please take Note
> 
> 
> 
> Well I agree with you Fathi on this one. I have had the RAQ for a couple of
> months and come from a design background using win95/98. We were used to a
> straight forward(in a basic way) operating system where we could easily
> navigate and create on. We decided to go for the Raq as we were expecting
> having read the cobalt brochure that the raq system was a major initiative
> towards making server hosting user friendly for the non technical. The FTP
> directory 'log on' is a classic example of a major oversight on the
> corporations' behalf although must be something relatively easy to
> correct(if your listening cobalt), maybe in a patch or an update for
> existing RAQ owners.
> 
> All of my clients, a 100%, have written or contacted me to say that they
> cannot upload their web sites because they don't know what ftp directory to
> use and once told they groan! Could Cobalt of expected them to know where
> they should navigate, having no or little experience of FTP protocol, once
> logged in as a user to the PROPER/LIVE web directory?
> 
> Not so user friendly after all, me thinks.
> 
> Jonathan Alstead
> 
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