Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) - Manual (Page 259)

File Services 259
Home Directory With Share Points
When the user environment option is set to “Home Directory with Share Points,” real 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.
In this scenario, the /Users folder is not an FTP share point and users are not able to see the
home directories of other users.
If you create a custom FTP root, then the symbolic link in users’ home directories will reflect
that custom name. For example, if you set a custom FTP root directory to be /Volumes/Extra/
NewRoot, the symbolic link created in the user’s home directory would be called NewRoot.
etc system Library
Data
Volumes
FTP server
FTP root
FTP Root
Looks like "/ "
to anonymous
FTP users
Looks like "/ "
when
accessing
as user
"Bob" Looks like "/ "
when
accessing
as user
"Betty"
FTP share point
incorporated
within virtual root
Data Betty Bob
Users
Photos
Photos
Symbolic link
bin
FTP Root
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