Proftpd: How to set default root to a users home directory without jailing the user?

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Published on 2010-03-27T12:12:57Z Indexed on 2010/03/27 12:23 UTC
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Hi there.

I've installed proftpd on my debian box but I'm having having some trouble with the configuration.

In my proftpd.conf I've added;

DefaultRoot ~ !ftp_special

This works fine in that all users except members of ftp-special are unable to navigate outside of their home folder. However, I want users that are members of ftp-special to enter a special home folder when logging on to the ftp server but at the same time I want them to be able to navigate the entire server.

Right now, if a user that is a member of ftp-special logs on his entry-point is the root ( / ).

Thanks in advance.

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