Specifications

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Home Directory With Share Points
When the user environment option is set to “Home Directory with Share Points,”
authenticated users log in to their home directories and have access to the FTP root by
means of a symbolic link automatically created in their home directories. Users access
other FTP share points through symbolic links in the FTP root. As always, access to the
FTP share points is controlled by user access privileges.
Note: For users to access their home directories, you must configure the share point in
which the directories reside to be shared using FTP.
If you change the FTP root, the symbolic link in a user’s home directory reflects that
change. For example, if you change the FTP root to /Volumes/Extra/NewRoot, the
symbolic link created in the user’s home directory would be called NewRoot.
bin
etc
system
Library
Data
Volumes
FTP
server
FTP root
Looks like “/ ”
FTP share point
incorporated
within virtual root
Data
Betty
Bob
Users
Photos
Photos
Share point
Symbolic link
Users