Linux – create ftp user for vsftpd server to specific directory

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I need to create ftp user for vsftpd server only to to be root as a specific directory (only to that account )

example /var/www/abc should be the /(root) to test_user

Uncomment/Insert the following line in/to /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf file:

chroot_local_user=YES

and create your user with home folder is /var/www/abc:

useradd -d /var/www/abc -s /sbin/nologin test_user

What you need to use is a combo of user_config_dir and local_root. In the main config file /etc/vsftpd/vsftp.conf you have an entry like:

chroot_local_user=YES
user_config_dir=/etc/vsftpd/users

Inside that directory (/etc/vsftpd/users) you have a config file with the same name as the user ($USER in your case), and inside that file you have:

local_root=/var/www/sites/USER
dirlist_enable=YES
download_enable=YES
write_enable=YES

...where USER is the actual name (not literally USER or $USER).

My first response is simple:

Don't use FTP unless you absolutely have to. It's not secure, and there's no reason in this day in age to use it.

Instead, use SSH and/or SCP and/or SFTP (all similar and related protocols).

As far as how to do it, there are a fair number of them. I'll link to a few google search results (Not vouching for any of these):

There are tons more, just search around...