[cobalt-users] Single user as admin for multiple sites, plus ftp access

[Daniel Pumphrey <dpumphre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have setup a single linux user as a admin for multiple sites per
Cobalt Knowledgebase article #315, by editing /etc/groups (the document
stats the file is /etc/htgroup, but that is the wrong file to edit) and
adding that user to the group for the websites I want him/her to admin.

Now, the problem I run into is when the user ftps into the box.  It
obviously drops the user into their home dir, which by default is for
the first site you set them up to admin - and proftpd chroot's the
environment so the user can not browse the filesystem (good thing) so my
questions is how to give them ftp access to the other sites they admin
so they can upload content.

I've attemtped to create symbolic links, but proftpd does not allow them
to transverse those.  I've also tried hard links, but you can't hard
link to a directory only a file.

I don't want to get into the whole giving customers ftp access
arguments, they have their own staging areas to test stuff before they
ftp stuff to us.  I'm just trying to figure out how to get around this
problem.

I have searched the cobalt Knowledge base and read proftpd's FAQ and
user document.

Thanks
Daniel