This is the steps I followed:
https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/how-to-setup-ftp-server-on-ubuntu-vps/
But while trying to connect I got this error:
$ ftp 192.168.0.5
Connected to 192.168.0.5.
220 (vsFTPd 3.0.3)
Name (192.168.0.5:alan): ftpclient
331 Please specify the password.
Password:
500 OOPS: vsftpd: refusing to run with writable root inside chroot()
Login failed.
421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection
ftp>I fixed this error this way:
$ sudo -s
# usermod -s /sbin/nologin ftpclient
# chmod a-w /home/ftpclient
# systemctl restart vsftpdIt fixed the first issue, but now vsFTPd is reporting “530 Login incorrect” even with correct user/password combination.
This last one was a little bit more difficult to solve, but finally I found a user that explained the issue correctly:
“By default vsFTPd uses the file /etc/pam.d/vsftpd. This file by default requires FTP users to have a shell listed in /etc/shells and requires them not to be listed in /etc/ftpusers. If you check those 2 things your probably find what the problem is.”
So, I just edited the /etc/passwd to add /bin/bash to ftpclient user:
$ sudo vi /etc/passwd
ftpclient:x:1001:1001:FTP,,,:/home/ftpclient:/bin/bashAnd confirmed that ftpclient user is not listed in /etc/ftpusers
Then just restarted the ftp server and everything worked fine:
$ sudo systemctl restart vsftpdI was able to login:
$ ftp 192.168.0.5
Connected to 192.168.0.5.
220 (vsFTPd 3.0.3)
Name (192.168.0.5:user): ftpclient
331 Please specify the password.
Password:
230 Login successful.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp>Sources:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/413677/vsftpd-530-login-incorrect/670215#670215