Edit content on an FTP server through Finder

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Is there any way around the read-only access that Finder strictly allows so I can get write access to a FTP server through Finder?

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You can use MacFusion, which allows to connect to a FTP server through a filesystem device. MacFusion requires MacFUSE, or OSXFUSE with the compatibility layer for MacFUSE.

Mount files and documents as a "Volume" in the Mac OS X Finder.

Work with your files using your favorite Mac OS X applications directly. No manual upload or download needed!

Support for SSH (Secure Shell) and FTP (File Transfer Protocol) servers.

Uses your machine's native configuration for SSH, including support for private keys and custom settings.

Quickly connect to a any server using the Quick Connect dialog, accessible from Macfusion's optional menu item.

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On a Mac I've actually had some trouble with FileZilla as Chris mentioned.

I personally prefer Cyberduck (http://cyberduck.ch/) which has worked very well for me. Especially in cases where Finder could not handle things like:

ftp://siteaddress|user@logindomain

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Please refer to the answer at Create a Remote Only User in OS X.

The last part of that post will use bindfs to mount a user privileged only folder. See below. The whole instruction set is on the blog post referenced or just look at both posts. If someone wants me to duplicate that other post here let me know.

Getting in is one thing. Now you have to mount the folder you want to use. Unfortunately you can't use a symlink inside of a chroot jail. This is where MacPorts is your best friend. I don't know why I've never seen fit to install this before. After installation just issue the following commands.

sudo port install fuse4x
sudo port install fuse4x bindfs

You might have to restart. Now with an empty folder created in /chroot/user you can mount --bind to a folder outside of the chroot jail. For example

sudo /opt/local/bin/bindfs -u user /Library/WebServer/Documents/mysite/yourfolder /chroot/user/scratchpad

So far this seems to work here.

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