Why won't my FTP server let me upload?

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I am using ubuntu server with FTP, and I don't have permision to upload files. I think this is because of ubuntu, How do i change the permisions of files on ubuntu server? 12.04.

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 27 '18 at 11:06

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I had the same problem. But it turns out the problem was in the /etc/vsftpd.conf file. You have to uncomment the write_enable=YES line. Or just make sure it says YES and not NO. That is what fixed it for me.

edited Aug 27 '18 at 11:06

damadam

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answered Aug 27 '18 at 07:39

Ivan

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score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 30 '13 at 06:59

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I would need to know where the files are, but this is an example:

user: alex
folder: /home/ftp/alex

sudo chown -R root:alex /home/ftp/alex
sudo chmod -R 774 /home/ftp/alex

That should give you enough permissions to do what you need.

edited Dec 30 '13 at 06:59

k2trf

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answered Jun 28 '12 at 19:16

anon

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perfect , thank you , its still for 10 years ago the perfect answer – Youssri Abo Elseod Dec 21 '23 at 12:31

Why won't my FTP server let me upload?

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