FTP, User Accounts, etc.

Question

Hey all,
I created a guest account under user accounts so I could allow some friends to FTP into my computer and send me some pictures. When I go in Mac HD>Users>Guest all the folders have a little red no access sign in the bottom corner. Is there a way for me to enable my admin account to access this besides FTP'ing into it? I am still very new to Mac so I appreciate the help!

Answer 1

Log in to your Admin account, open Terminal, and enter these two commands:
sudo chgrp -R admin ~guest [press return, enter admin password when prompted]
sudo chmod -R g+rX ~guest
That will allow any administrator to read the contents of the guest home folder.
Suggestion: Instead of using FTP for this, consider enabling File Sharing under System Preferences > Sharing. If your friends are using Windows you can enable Windows Sharing. With these methods, your friends can get read-only access to your ~home/Public folder, and add items to your Drop Box. These methods are generally considered to be more secure than leaving the FTP port open, and will do away with the need to create a separate Guest account.