Linking a folder to another folder (FTP) (LINUX)

Question

I'm using VSFTP and jailed my users into a certain directory under their home.

Example: /home/$user/downloads

What should i do, if i want to add an additional folder under the /downloads folder that links them to an external folder on another drive?

Bernhard · Answer 1 · 2012-01-05 08:06:07Z

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In principle you can link this folder with a symbolic link.

$ ln -s /path/to/drive symbolicfoldername

But you still need to set the permissions for the users correct, which maybe your main concern

answered Jan 5 at 8:06

	thanks Bernhard. Which permission should i set for the user to access said folder? chown and / or chmod or is there something else? – Arvin Jan 5 at 9:24
	chmod should be enough. Supposed all those users are in the same group, you can give this group read/write access to the drive. I am not sure if you are using a common folder for all users, or if you want a separate folder on a per user basis. The principle is the same. – Bernhard Jan 5 at 12:59
	Tried it Bernhard. Apparently, it works when i'm doing it in the shell. I am able to browse to the designated folder through the symbolic folder. However, if i were to connect to the server via FTP, then the folder is shown, however once i navigate to the folder, its empty. There isn't anything in the folder whereas I could see the contents if I were to connect to it via shell / ssh. – Arvin Jan 6 at 16:47

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