How to create a user for ftp server?

Question

I'm using vsftpd. I need an ftp server for my web server, I can login under my account of course, but I can't do the main thing it's meant for and add/edit/remove files in my var/www directory.

Could someone walk me through the process in creating a new user for just ftp, and allow it to edit anything in that folder? Or is there an easier way to edit that with another account?

Solution

edit /etc/vsftpd.conf and remove # from local_enable=YES, write_enable=YES and chroot_list_enable=YES.

now enter this to terminal sudo touch /etc/vsftp.chroot_list

and finally edit /etc/vsftp.chroot_list and add one user per line.

Comments

[Andrew Colin]

Oh sorry, it's VSFTPD

[Andrew Colin]

And that will give me access to that folder?

[Andrew Colin]

Ya that didn't solve my problem, I can't access edit/create/or download files in var/www. That's why i asked this question :|

[zuberuber]

User must have permission to read/write/execute in /var/www to do such a things. I suggest reading man chmod and man chown

[Chanaka udaya]

How can I specify the password in this file. Is it username:password pattern or username=password pattern. Please specify.

[jerinho.com]

have you example how to edit /etc/vsftp.chroot_list. username + password