Error message "500 OOPS: vsftpd: refusing to run with writable root inside chroot()" [closed]

Question

I want to setup an anonymous only FTP server (able to upload files). Here is my configuration file:

listen=YES  anonymous_enable=YES anon_root=/var/www/ftp  local_enable=YES write_enable=YESr.  anon_upload_enable=YES anon_mkdir_write_enable=YES  xferlog_enable=YES connect_from_port_20=YES  chroot_local_user=YES  dirmessage_enable=YES use_localtime=YES secure_chroot_dir=/var/run/vsftpd/empty rsa_cert_file=/etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem pam_service_name=vsftpd 

But when I try to connect it:

kan@kan:~$ ftp yxxxng.bej Connected to yxxx. 220 (vsFTPd 2.3.5) Name (yxxxg.bej:kan): anonymous 331 Please specify the password. Password: 500 OOPS: vsftpd: refusing to run with writable root inside chroot() Login failed 

How can I fix this?

Answer 1

This blog here points out how to fix this problem.

http://www.mikestechblog.com/joomla/operating-systems-section/operating-systems-ubuntu/155-500-oops-vsftpd-refusing-to-run-with-writable-root-inside-chroot.html

The issue being that the user's root directory is writable. The Frontier Group provides you with a fix on vsFTPd.

Here are the steps to be taken (copy paste from the tutorial, in case the link dies)

1. login as root (or sudo..) and do the following:

2. vi /etc/vsftpd.conf and add the following allow_writeable_chroot=YES

3. sudo service vsftpd restart