I think cPanel allows the use of FTP for accounts setup in cPanel (you can setup a ton of custom FTP accounts), but SFTP is handled totally differently; I believe OpenSSH is used to provide this functionality, and it is automatically set up when you add a new user to the system in WHM.
The trouble with this is that you can only have one SFTP account per user; i'd like several accounts with different usernames and passwords, like FTP. Furthermore, you can't limit the root directory to a directory under your home space; the root directory has to be /. With FTP you can set a root directory.
I know SFTP is basically an SSH connection that uses special file transfer facilities, but I still don't see why it can't be possible to set up SFTP accounts with arbitrary root directories under a user's homespace, like you can do with FTP. Is there a way to do this under the current cPanel setup, and if not is there a piece of software you can recommend that will do it? I basically want to replace my FTP logins with SFTP logins for security.
The trouble with this is that you can only have one SFTP account per user; i'd like several accounts with different usernames and passwords, like FTP. Furthermore, you can't limit the root directory to a directory under your home space; the root directory has to be /. With FTP you can set a root directory.
I know SFTP is basically an SSH connection that uses special file transfer facilities, but I still don't see why it can't be possible to set up SFTP accounts with arbitrary root directories under a user's homespace, like you can do with FTP. Is there a way to do this under the current cPanel setup, and if not is there a piece of software you can recommend that will do it? I basically want to replace my FTP logins with SFTP logins for security.
