Restrict reading access to a user for everything outside of a directory

Question

I have set a users permission like this

groupadd mygroup
useradd -G mygroup ftp
chown -R :mygroup /var/www
chmod -R g+rw /var/www

Now how can I restrict access for this user (or is it group?) to allow the user to not be able to read anything out of the directory /var/www?

Is the user going to be allowed shell access, or only FTP? Because the second is much easier to ensure than the first. — HBruijn, Feb 05 '15 at 13:33
Then please choose a [FTP server](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FTP_server_software) and read it's manual. The relevant term is typically how to set up "chroot" users. — HBruijn, Feb 05 '15 at 13:37

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 05 '15 at 13:49

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First of all you have to edit /etc/vsftpd.conf to read:

chroot_local_user=YES

And then perform the command:

usermod --home /var/www/ ftp

Where ftp is the user

answered Feb 05 '15 at 13:49

maxisme

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