How To restrict ftp user in /var/www/html folder only not to others directory

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Team I want to strict ftp user only for /var/www/html directory not to other's. Please share your valuable suggestion for that. I have checked lots of Blogs, Forums etc but not succeeded. I can create ftp user but user can go in any directory excluding root .. Please give me answer

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:37

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It's called a chroot where you change the root of a filesystem for a specific user. Here's a great howto from unix.stackexchange.com

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/94603/limit-ftp-access-only-to-the-var-www-with-vsftpd

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:37

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answered Mar 11 '15 at 05:30

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Thanks Jbrahy.... I am doing on it once done let you know – Manoj Mar 11 '15 at 05:33
What's the downvote for? He asked a valid question and got an answer. – jbrahy Mar 28 '17 at 18:19

How To restrict ftp user in /var/www/html folder only not to others directory

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