FTP : failed to change directory 550

vijit · 04-08-2008, 01:28 AM

I created a link to a directory and put it in the pub. When someone is trying to get into that directory through that link on the ftp page following error is popping up :

550 failed to change directory

My /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf file looks like

anonymous_enable=YES
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
local_umask=022
#anon_upload_enable=YES
#anon_mkdir_write_enable=YES
dirmessage_enable=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
connect_from_port_20=YES
#chown_uploads=YES
#chown_username=whoever
#xferlog_file=/var/log/vsftpd.log
xferlog_std_format=YES
#idle_session_timeout=600
#data_connection_timeout=120
#nopriv_user=ftpsecure
#async_abor_enable=YES
#ascii_upload_enable=YES
#ascii_download_enable=YES
pam_service_name=vsftpd
userlist_enable=YES
#enable for standalone mode
listen=YES
tcp_wrappers=YES
#ls_recurse_enable=YES
#chroot_list_enable=YES
# (default follows)
#chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd/chroot_list

Please help ..

bathory · 04-08-2008, 02:30 AM

You can try to add:

Code:

chroot_local_user=NO

to see if it works, but IIRC you should use mount --bind to mount the directory you want in the user's homedir:

Code:

mount --bind /path/to/somedir /home/user/somedir

vijit · 04-08-2008, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathory

You can try to add:

Code:

chroot_local_user=NO

to see if it works, but IIRC you should use mount --bind to to mount the directory you want in the user's homedir:

Code:

mount --bind /path/to/somedir /homeuser/somedir

mounting the directory onto a new directory worked ... thanks a lot bathtroy .. !!