Re: [cobalt-users] changing default ftp login folders

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gordon wrote:

> > >  all you need to put in is ../../web for the remote directory.
> >
> > Actually, all you need to put in that field is "/web".
> 
>   No, that will put files in their user web site, the original question
>   was how to make it easier for a site admin to put files in the
>  top site they are admin for....

There's a big difference between "web" and "/web".

"web" will put the user into his/her own website.  "/web" will put the
user into the site's website.

>  BTW, an easier solution is just to make a symbolic link in the user
>  dir pointing up 2 levels,
> 
> eg: cd /home/sites/siteX/users/username
>     ln -s ../../web/  WebSite
> 
>  that gives the user something to click on
>  and acts as a reminder....as an added precaution , you can make
>  the users login directory read-only, assuming they don't use it for
> anything else, it helps prevent accudents like uploading all their site
> files there....

Did you ever try this with the RaQ?  You have to change the
/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file to allow links.

Jeff
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