In order for a Frontpage user to be able to modify the main FP site, that
user needs to be a site admin. Just give him site admin status in the BQ
GUI. Otherwise, he's only going to be able to edit his FP site.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IceHot Media [mailto:mail (at mark) icehot.tv]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 5:33 PM
> To: coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
> Subject: [coba-e:05571] Re: Frontpage Access
>
> Hi Arthur,
>
> It's no problem using FTP for me, but I have a user who
> uses ONLY FP's FTP upload facility... they have a user
> account set up, but when they log in as that user, the
> server goes, by default, to the user's web, not the site
> web.
>
> Now as I understand, the site web is a level or two HIGHER
> Than the user's web on the same site. Getting FP to go up
> a level, I have found, is not possible.
>
> There are two entries in the GUI for connecting... one is
> "Server" - in which I enter ftp://villa.icehot.tv. The
> Second is the 'upload directory' - in which I enter /web
>
> (the user account does have 'Site administrator' privilege)
>
> I'm just confused.
>
> R.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arthur Sherman [mailto:arturs (at mark) netvision.net.il]
> Sent: 07 June 2006 22:39
> To: coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
> Subject: [coba-e:05566] Re: Frontpage Access
>
> > Can I set a user accout to, by default, upload to the site's main web
> > directory?
>
> Hi Ross,
>
> Not sure if I got it right - do you want to go to /web by default when
> uploading with ftp or FP?
>
> If this is ftp: edit proftpd.conf
> I have this to allow admin users to log in right into /web:
> In Global: DefaultChdir /web site-adm
>
> If you play with DefaultRoot and DefaultChdir (check proftpd docs on the
> site) you could achieve what you want, even per on per site basis.
>
> Best,
>
> --
> Arthur Sherman
>
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