vsftpd: why is chrooting and writable root such an issue?

bastibasti · Guru Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 581

Hi,

I'm trying to setup a ftp server for my surveillance cameras. However I realized that vsftpd throws an error, if the users home is writable. on the other hand, if I disable the write access, the camera cannot create its folder.

Are there any other solutions, like ftp servers using virtual users?

audiodef · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 5:07 pm Post subject:

I thought vsftp was properly configured not by explicitly changing directory permissions, but by using the vsftp config file so that users are allowed to write to their assigned dirs...?
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