Vsftpd access to /var/www

Question

I'm trying to get ftp running locally to update a drupal install. I just need the FTP user to have full access to a directory and all subdirectories.

I have done /usr/sbin/setsebool -P ftp_home_dir 1 and then restarted vsftpd

I have chowned all files as user:user

I have chmod 777'ed (I'll change it back) the folder and subfolders

I still cannot modify files in /var/www while I can modify things in /home/user.

here's my vsftpd.conf:

local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
local_umask=022
dirmessage_enable=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
xferlog_std_format=YES
listen=YES
pam_service_name=vsftpd
userlist_enable=YES
tcp_wrappers=YES

I've tried mounting the directory with mount --bind into the home directory. I've also tried changing the root directory to /var/www - neither worked. Is there anything else I'm missing?

If you disable selinux (setenforce 0) does it work ? – user9517 Jun 17 '13 at 17:50 — user9517, Jun 17 '13 at 17:50

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 18 '13 at 08:21

You should clarify how you're setting things up. Are you setting /var/www as home dir for your user, and then trying to enable ftp rw to that dir? If this is the case, is the dir's SELinux context right? To enable writing it should be public_content_rw_t. Anyway, if you don't provide further information about your configuration it'll be difficult to try to help you.

Vsftpd access to /var/www

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