Allowing FTP access to files outside the home directory chroot | MDLog:/sysadmin

Allowing FTP access to files outside the home directory chroot | MDLog:/sysadmin: "we want to restrict the access that ftp users will have (limited access to files normally in their own home directory) but also we want to allow them access to another folder that is normally in a different location (like development files for whatever work they are doing).
The problem is that if we configure the chroot restriction for the ftp users we will notice that as expected they will be locked in the chrooted folder (let’s say their home directory). If we try to create a symlink to the other folder they need access, this will just not allow them to change into that folder (break out the chroot) and this is very normal."

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