RE: [cobalt-users] Different ftp directories ?

["Paul Shuttleworth" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of B3K.net -
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> Sent: 08 October 2003 14:53
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> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Different ftp directories ?
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>
> > I would add users (either to the site/server itself with adduser), and
> > change the "home path" in /etc/passwd to where you want the users to end
> > up.
>
> Beware when doing this as you're actually changing the home dir
> for that user. Implications are spread to the Cobalt gui and
> deleting that user will result in the home dir as specified in
> the /etc/passwd being deleted instead.

Thanks for that, it just came a little late! it won't take long to upload
the files again though!!
When I did change the directory in the passwd file the FTP client reported
it could not login, so it did not produce the desired results.

Paul.