Re: [cobalt-users] site admin can't upload files via FTP?

["Lennie Core" <lcore@xxxxxxxx>]

> I've been all over the list archives with this one, and I really can't seem
> to find the answer.  It feels like a totally stupid problem to have, and I
> realize it must have something to do with the way Cobalt universalizes
> "users", since I don't have this problem with regular old Linux boxes, but
> here it goes:
> 
> 
> I create a virtual site www.virtualsite.com.
> 
> In it, I create one user, 'johndoe' with the password 'foo' and give him
> full access (all boxes checked except "Suspend User") including Site
> Administrator priv.
> 
> I fire up my trusty FTP client and connect to virtualsite.com with the
> username 'johndoe' and password 'foo'.  I'm given johndoe's home directory.
> 
> I 'cd' over to /home/sites/www.virtualsite.com/web/ and attempt to upload
> another file of a different name (foo.html, say), but the FTP server comes
> back with "Permission Denied".
> 
> I, johndoe, the Site Administrator for www.virtualsite.com, do not have
> permission to upload files to my web site.  Why?  Isn't this how it's
> supposed to work?  What am I missing about Cobalt's little paradigm of web
> server administration that isn't making this all fit correctly in my
> apparently retarded brain?
> 
> -- 
> Ryan J. Smith ("Rizzo")

Ryan,

Be sure your remote directory is /web/  That will upload in the Site 
folder and not the user folder. !!

Cheers, Lennie

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