Saving torrents outside the user homedir

[somus1735]

I want to be able to save the torrent files outside the homedir of the user running rtorrent.

I couldnt find where to configure this. When I add a torrent at rutorrent, I cant access any directory outside /home/rtorrentuser, and I want to save the torrent files at /media

I tried $topDirectory = '/'; at rutorrent config.php, but even so it keeps 'ceiling' me at /home/rtorrentuser

How can I setup rutorrent so I can access any directory on the add torrent dialog ?

(Yes, the rtorrentuser user has full privileges to the /media directory)

 

[das329717]

You are on Linux, use symlinks.

 

[das329717]

This has nothing to do with rutorrent (or rtorrent). You need to check permissions on the target directories and make sure your user isn't chrooted to their homedir.

This is Linux 101.

 

[shwetha17]

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You are on Linux, use symlinks.​

First thing I tried, but rutorrent new torrent dialog doesnt show the symlinked dir, even if I set everything at the linked dir with 777 permissions.
The user running rtorrent have access to it. The user running lighttpd have access to it. The user running rtorrent is not chrooted, neither lighttpd.

 

[jith45]

do you have _getdir installed?
(rutorrent plugin)

 

[shwetha17]

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do you have _getdir installed?
(rutorrent plugin)
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yes wonslung, _getdir plugin is installed.