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If you have unlimited time, use VSFTPD or most other SFTP servers.<br />
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If you're looking for a zero config approach, do this...<br />
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<pre><code id="code-20-42915592-1">apt-get install mysecureshell

# Answer yes to any question that occurs from this...
sftp-verif</code></pre>
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And you're done. SFTP will now work for any /etc/passwd listed user, as expected... chrooted... nothing else todo...<br />
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Note: Some Distros provide a sftp_config with a Home setting, be sure to comment this out to use /etc/passwd home directories outside the /home directory hierarchy.
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If you have unlimited time, use VSFTPD or most other SFTP servers.

If you're looking for a zero config approach, do this...



apt-get install mysecureshell

# Answer yes to any question that occurs from this...
sftp-verif


And you're done. SFTP will now work for any /etc/passwd listed user, as expected... chrooted... nothing else todo...

Note: Some Distros provide a sftp_config with a Home setting, be sure to comment this out to use /etc/passwd home directories outside the /home directory hierarchy.

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Jim Riddles

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I'm trying to add sFTP access for a few individual customers. &nbsp;I do not want them to have shell access. &nbsp;I found an article <a href="https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-setup-sftp-server-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-with-vsftpd" rel="ugc">here</a> that works. &nbsp;However, I need my Samba users to be able to access these files, as well, so I needed to change the home directory. &nbsp;As soon as I did that, the user is no longer able to log in.<br />
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I'm nearly certain this is a permissions issue, but I can't seem to figure out where the problem is.
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I'm trying to add sFTP access for a few individual customers.  I do not want them to have shell access.  I found an article here (https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-setup-sftp-server-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-with-vsftpd) that works.  However, I need my Samba users to be able to access these files, as well, so I needed to change the home directory.  As soon as I did that, the user is no longer able to log in.

I'm nearly certain this is a permissions issue, but I can't seem to figure out where the problem is.

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