Re: [cobalt-users] changing the default directory

["Rik Thomas" <rikt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Lasman" <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] changing the default directory


> Chris Fragogiannis wrote:
>
> > Hello Cobalt guys. I have a RaQ4i server. When a user (for example
called george) is
> > connected via FTP the default directory is /users/george. I have some
clients who are getting
> > confused some times and they upload their files in the /users/george/web
directory. Is there
> > any way to change the default directory from /users/george to /web when
the are connected via FTP?
> > I want this change only for the site administrators.
>
> I've done this in the httpd.conf file, but not without disabling the
> gui.  It's doable without disabling the gui, by a rewrite rule, but I've
> taken the time to figure out the rule.
>
> Jeff


You definitely don't want to touch the httpd.conf file.  All you need to do
is be VERY VERY did I say VERY careful and edit the /etc/passwd file.  First
I would make a copy of it.  Then change the section that says:

george:x:130:100:George Bush:/home/sites/site4/users/george:/bin/bash
and change it to:
george:x:130:100:George Bush:/home/sites/site4/web:/bin/bash

That's it, no reboots or anything.  Just log back in and go from there.  You
can even change the useradd defaults, so it will do this by default.  But I
do not recommend doing this on a cobalt.

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