newbie: folder permssions

[Anonymous]

Hello everyone,

(if you get exasperated by newbies, please disregard this post.)

As for the rest of you, here goes: I am running a mac os x server for my family and friends, and I would like for them to each have webspace in addition to there existing storage space. I have tried to make them each a folder in the Library/WebServer/Documents folder, then alias from their respecting home folders, but when they ftp in, the alias shows up as a document instead of a folder. So I must somehow link a webspace folder in their home folder, to one in the websever folder, and give them the right permissions to change it. Sorry if this seems a tall order, or vague, but I am at a wall. Thanks in advance,

– vlad

[Anonymous]

They don’t appear to [i:813dd570d5]have[/i:813dd570d5] a “sites” folder. Some of them only have Desktop and Library, and actually, sometimes when I make a new account in the workgroup manager, and I give them a local home and a disk quota, I logout, then try to log in under that user, it gives me this message: “The ‘Home’ folder for user ‘soandso’ cannot be found in the usual place.” and indeed there is no Home folder to speak of. If I try twice, it works, but they only have Desktop and Library folders. Very odd. Any thoughts?

– vlad

[Cabbage]

Aliases are only understood by the Finder. Instead of making an alias make a symobolic link.

[Anonymous]

hey cabbage –

I made the symbolic link with ln -s, but when I log in with an ftp program, apparently it is no different than a alias, that is, it looks like a file instead of a folder, and when I try to access it, it says:

Permission denied. (File not accessible)

Not sure how to proceed.

— vlad

[Anonymous]

hey cabbage –

I made the symbolic link with ln -s, but when I log in with an ftp program, apparently it is no different than a alias, that is, it looks like a file instead of a folder, and when I try to access it, it says:

Permission denied. (File not accessible)

Not sure how to proceed.

— vlad

[Cabbage]

In Server Settings under FTP i think in the last tab there is a drop down menu with 3 options.

One says home folder only – you don’t want that it won’t follow the links
one says home and root of the server – you don’t want that ’cause then users will see each others folders but sym links will work

You want the other option. I think it is home folders plus share points. Can’t remember exactly what it says but that will make the sym links work. Took me 2 weeks to figure that one out 👿

[Anonymous]

Ok-

In the ftp config, I set “Allow real users to view:” to

“Home Directory with Share Points”

and the symbolic link still comes up as an alias when logged into via ftp. I try to click on it, and I get

“Permission denied. (File not accessible)”

– vlad

[Cabbage]

what’s the permissions on the symbolic link?

[Anonymous]

permissions in the info window say the owner (the user whose folder the link is in) has read and write access, group and other are read only.

– vlad

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