Can I SSH using an FTP account?

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#1

I have created several FTP accounts in the CPanel and they work fine for FTP. However, I would like to use these accounts for SSH. Is that possible? So far, I have not been able to SSH using the FTP accounts.

Note, this is not my main account, but account usernames and passwords I have created for FTP. The reason I want to use these accounts is because I want to restrict access to certain directories.

If the FTP accounts are not the correct way to do this, is there another way to create sub-accounts for SSH access and restrict access to certain directories?

#2

Unfortunately what you’re experiencing is expected, this is a limitation of cPanel. Only the primary account is enabled for SSH. All additional FTP accounts are limited to just FTP access.

#3

Thanks for the quick response. Let me describe what I’m trying to do, and maybe you can help me figure out another way to do it.

I’m teaching a computer science class this fall. I have six teams of four students. Each team needs to be able to log into Reclaim Hosting and have a separate directory structure to work in. They will be developing PHP and HTML and need access to their own team databases.

My university has single sign-on with Reclaim Hosting, and they tell me there is no way to create a “group” account for four students.

So, I thought I could do this by creating four FTP accounts under my main account, but evidently that is not going to work.

Should I pay for, and create six new Reclaim Hosting “Student /Individual” accounts? One for each team? (This would be outside the university single sign-on.) Is there a better way to do this?

Thanks

#4