Re: [cobalt-users] WARNING: Cobalt FTP directory work-around

[WayneB6094@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 3/21/00 4:54:29 PM US Mountain Standard Time, 
jayt@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> > Huh??  We're talking about entering "/web" into the "Initial Remote
>  > Directory" field of the FTP Client software.  We're not talking about 
> making
>  > any changes to the RaQ configurationi.  How could this possibly affect
>  > deleting users and/or sites from the RaQ?
>  
>  It's quite simple: when you delete a user, the Cobalt GUI deletes
>  any files and directory associated with it, ie: the /web inserted
>  with the work-around.
>  
>  I can honestly say I was as shocked to hear about this from the
>  Cobalt tech support manager as I'm sure you are. But believe me,
>  this is on the level. I tried it out and sure enough, it toasts
>  the entire /web folder. In fact, you can't even re-login, and you
>  get a "file not found" page.

Sorry, but this is simply not possible.  This would only happen if you 
changed the ownership of the /web directory to the name of the user in 
question, and that's NOT what I'm talking about doing.