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Software => HFS ~ HTTP File Server => Topic started by: Ranger on March 11, 2009, 04:44:20 PM

Title: Lock user in a folder
Post by: Ranger on March 11, 2009, 04:44:20 PM
I'll try to explain this as easily as I can.

I host images on my server, you can link directly to the picture but a random person can't browse the folder to see the other pictures.
Now using the create folder that I added to the RAWR template I created a "BBQ" folder (the folder does not show in HFS fyi). I placed some pics in this folder.

Now I wanted some people to view the entire contents of this folder, BUT i dont want them to be able to hit back and see my root folder (in HFS its set up as Image Hosting-->DNic, i want them to stay in the BBQ folder thats in the DNic folder). What I did was create a new user that when a person logs in takes them directly to the BBQ folder, however hitting back lets them access the DNic folder.

Is this possible?
Title: Re: Lock user in a folder
Post by: Mars on March 11, 2009, 11:40:20 PM
Protect the root in access for some account, then protect the subdirectory BBQ  in the same way by select  'anyone'

everybody can access directly to the http://DNSNAME/BBQ

and if a user go to root then the login appear,

you can use a diff tpl for this folder and include {.if|%user%| ... .}    to mask the 'UP button' for unlogged users
Title: Re: Lock user in a folder
Post by: Ranger on March 12, 2009, 12:58:59 PM
Ok thanks, I'll see what I can do here.
Title: Re: Lock user in a folder
Post by: rejetto on March 12, 2009, 06:45:03 PM
there are many solutions.
i would do this way: properties of the root -> remove "browsable"
Title: Re: Lock user in a folder
Post by: Ranger on March 12, 2009, 08:10:37 PM
there are many solutions.
i would do this way: properties of the root -> remove "browsable"


If I do that then I nor the "viewonly" user can't see any pics. All we get is Access Denied.

I'm not sure how to implement Mars's way either.

Of note the folder is Root-->ImageHosting-->DNic
The DNic folder contains a folder called "Interior Pics" which Viewonly gets redirected to upon login. This folder does NOT show in HFS as I created it through the browser on my site.

Basially what I want to accomplish is when I take pictures of a project, upload em to my site real quick and grant access to viewonly (or another quick acct I create just for this purpose) give someone the login info so they can see those and only those pics.
Title: Re: Lock user in a folder
Post by: rejetto on March 13, 2009, 04:00:40 PM
there are many solutions.
i would do this way: properties of the root -> remove "browsable"


If I do that then I nor the "viewonly" user can't see any pics. All we get is Access Denied.

what?
i told you to do it only on the root.
your pictures should stay in a folder, don't they?
that folder will still have its "browsable" enabled.
let me know.
Title: Re: Lock user in a folder
Post by: Ranger on March 14, 2009, 03:31:50 PM
If I disable browsable in root or any other folder I get access denied and can't even get to image hosting/my folder in image hosting.

I suppose instead of creating the folder for user ViewOnly in DNic I can create it in the root of Image Hosting and just let them have access to that.
Title: Re: Lock user in a folder
Post by: rejetto on March 16, 2009, 12:19:19 PM
If I disable browsable in root or any other folder I get access denied and can't even get to image hosting/my folder in image hosting.

can't you just give a direct link to the folder? it will work.
Title: Re: Lock user in a folder
Post by: Ranger on March 16, 2009, 12:55:24 PM
If I disable browsable in root or any other folder I get access denied and can't even get to image hosting/my folder in image hosting.

can't you just give a direct link to the folder? it will work.

No, unfortunately I can't as I have a different template setup for image hosting that gives an "Authorization Recquired" message when trying to access it w/o logging in.