Assign multiple home directories to same user during useradd

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I am working on a project in which a junior developer needs to FTP files onto the server and work in two separate directories that are at the same level on the server. Is is possible to assign BOTH the directories as home directories so when he logs in using FileZilla he sees both the directories listed?
So far I have not found a satisfactory answer anywhere. I am using this command:
useradd -d /path/to/homedir -s /sbin/nologin username

Where /sbin/nologin is a dummy shell I created because user is only allowed to login via FTP and has no shell access.

John Mahowald · Answer

Add the user to an appropriate group. Modify file permissions or ACLs such that this group has access to only the files in question.
Move the files to a directory with nothing else irrelevant in it. Not strictly necessary with suitable file permissions, which already provide access control.
Set their home to (one) parent directory that contains everything they need. Set ftpd to chroot them into home.

Assign multiple home directories to same user during useradd

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