Re: [cobalt-users] Open ftp access to user outside his home directory

[shimi <shimi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 13 May 2001, diburim hotmail wrote:

>   
> I'm using RAQ4i. I would like to give one user 
> access via ftp to other directory outside his home directory. 
> So I create a symbolic link that point to that directory and 
> open the permissions on this directory. 
> 
> For example the dir: 
> /home/sites/site1/users/username/symbolic-link-to-home-other 
> is symbolic link to: 
> /home/other 
> 
> The user can't access to: 
> /home/sites/site1/users/username/symbolic-link-to-home-other 
> the ftp client try to download the file "symbolic-link-to-home-other" 
> 
> Is it possible to workaround this ? 
> Dose any modification on the ftp server needed ? 

known with windows clients.
ask the user to manually send the ftp command "cwd <link name>"
(at least cuteftp has that option...)

> 
> Regards,
> Dib Urim
> 

- shimi