Cannot change root directory of ftp user

[Ortix]

I can't seem to change the root directory of the ftp user to anything deeper than a directory inside httpdocs.

/httpdocs/subdir works
/httpdocs/subdir/subsubdir does not and gives me the following error:
Error: Invalid path specified

Is there a way around this? I don't mind to change some stuff through ssh or in the mysql DB

 

[IgorG]

Do you have the same permissions for /httpdocs/subdir/subsubdir as for /httpdocs/subdir?

 

[Ortix]

yes all the permissions are exactly the same

 

[abdi]

Were all the files in httpdocs/ uploaded either through FTP or FileManager?

 

[Ortix]

I don't quite remember. It's been a very long time. But the directory i'm trying to set it to is uploaded by ftp. Permissions are set correctly I think but here's something that might help.

My username is ortix. All the files are owned by ortix. I'm trying to set the ftp user uploader to /httpdocs/icarus/downloads/ but it only goes to /httpdocs/icarus

When I log in with uploader, everything in icarus is owned by uploader. When I log in with ortix, it's all owned by ortix.

Maybe this helps?

 

[abdi]

OK, may be I have not understood exactly your problem but let me give in details:

1. When you login to plesk -> go to FTP Access -> Create a user / password and there specify your folder path eg /httpdocs/folder/subfolder/

If the folder already exists, the ownership still remains to the original FTP user..If it doesnt then you will need to first create it.

2. If that is done, with any FTP client if you login with the above username / password your FTP client automatically takes you to /httpdocs/folder/subfolder.

So all the files you see when logged in are in that path and NOT /httpdocs/ or /httpdocs/folder/ but /httpdocs/folder/subfolder.

If you login with primary username, then you can see everything ...

 

[Ortix]

You misunderstood my problem

The httpdocs/icarus/downloads/ folder exists, but plesk tells me it doesn't! It won't let me set the root folder for the user 'uploader' to anything deeper than icarus, which is located in /httpdocs/

 

[abdi]

What does:

ls -l /var/www/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs/icarus

You can PM me the results if you are sensitive with file names here ..

 

[Ortix]

drwxr-xr-x 2 ortix psacln 4096 Oct 8 2011 bak
drwxr-xr-x 2 ortix psacln 4096 Dec 2 2011 css
-rw-r--r-- 1 ortix psacln 1591 Feb 19 11:41 custom.js
drwxr-xr-x 2 ortix psacln 405504 Jun 27 23:53 debug
drwxr-xr-x 8 ortix psacln 16384 Mar 23 12:11 downloads
drwxr-xr-x 7 ortix psacln 4096 Aug 3 2011 editarea
-rw-r--r-- 1 ortix psacln 12333 Oct 8 2011 editor.php
-rw-r--r-- 1 ortix psacln 14433 May 30 20:53 file_manager.php
-rw-r--r-- 1 ortix psacln 10169 Mar 22 00:53 fireGallery.php
drwxr-xr-x 11 ortix psacln 4096 Jun 27 22:24 flexget-dev
drwxr-xr-x 11 ortix psacln 4096 Oct 9 2011 images
drwxr-xr-x 6 ortix psacln 4096 Aug 2 2011 img
-rw-r--r-- 1 ortix psacln 2605 Nov 14 2011 imgul.php
-rw-r--r-- 1 ortix psacln 10198 Aug 2 2011 index.html_bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 ortix psacln 2827 Jun 2 15:54 index.php
-rw-r--r-- 1 ortix psacln 12795 Aug 3 2011 jquery.tablesorter.min.js
drwxr-xr-x 2 ortix psacln 4096 Nov 9 2011 lib
-rw-r--r-- 1 ortix psacln 0 Jan 16 09:42 links2.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 ortix psacln 0 Jan 16 09:42 links3.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 ortix psacln 0 Jun 28 00:22 links.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 ortix psacln 313793 Jun 28 00:22 masterfile.txt
drwxr-xr-x 2 ortix psacln 4096 Oct 9 2011 _notes
drwxr-xr-x 2 ortix psacln 4096 Jun 27 22:28 picture_library
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 27 22:28 plesk-stat
drwxr-xr-x 6 ortix psacln 4096 Jun 17 15:06 scripts
-rw-r--r-- 1 ortix psacln 4159 Dec 26 2011 style.css
-rw-r--r-- 1 ortix psacln 1121 Aug 3 2011 stylesheet.css
drwxr-xr-x 11 ortix psacln 4096 Aug 2 2011 test
drwxr-xr-x 3 ortix psacln 12288 Jun 17 15:08 uploads