Is this possible?

I have a set of dynamic pages that display content based on the user's role. I want them to have a file sharing capability across their role/group so that all users in Role 1 can see all files in Role 1 but no files for Role 2. Ideally I'd like each role/group to have their own subdirectory (so that I can use the synchronize function). And of course, I'd rather they didn't have to drill down into their own directory when they hit their page.

The real clincher is that I want each group to have upload rights to their own group directory.

It seems like all the pieces are there but I'm missing something. Maybe the clincher is that I don't want them to have to drill down into their group folder (why the extra clicks).

Correct. The only obstacle is the automatic group folder drilldown. All other things work as you want. The "root pattern" settings were designed to handle user specific entry points, not groups. I can't see how I could support that in a generic way given the fact that a user can belong to many roles. I'll make a note of this use case. For now your users will need to click on their group folder.

Peter