Change from ~username to /username questions

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Subject: Change from ~username to /username questions
From: "Rose, John B" <jbrose@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 18:18:18 +0000
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Has anyone changed access to personal web sites from

website.com/~username

website.com/username

And still use

/home/username/public_html

As the home web directories?

If so, can you share your method?

Thanks

Follow-Ups:
- Re: Change from ~username to /username questions
  - From: Yehuda Katz