[cobalt-users] re:using a directory on another site (with write permissions)

["Jim Carey" <ozbcoz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

would using an alias in srm.conf be a better approach for the problem below
?

Jim

I am trying to setup a directory that can be accessed across multiple
domains. This
directory will have subdirectories - 1 for each user. The  user directories
have
to be updateable/writeable by the users via ftp and to be able to execute
code, html etc
from them.

under admin

I have set up a directory under /web in the common domain ie
/home/sites/site5/web/userdir

I have set up a symbolic link from another site ie
cd /home/sites/site14
ln -s /home/sites/site5/web/userdir mydir

according to telnet we now have a directory  called mydir-> to userdir

I then go in and
chown nobody.site14 userdir

if i cd /home/sites/site14/mydir i go to the linked directory.

If I go in from admin on ftp i get linked to the right directory

If I go in as the user from site14 on ftp and click on the directory it
tells me
550 mydir: No such file or directory

So it looks like some sort of ownership/permissions thing - but I'm too much
a
newbie to figure it out

any help out there ?

Jim