Pure-FTP Config for Change home directory

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Posted by bdspice, 09-20-2015, 09:00 AM
Hi, I have installed nginx on my server. so my home directory is /var/www. i setup a server block named faceur.conf . so i configure my root path on this file to /var/www/faceur/html . then i install pure-ftp for ftp login. i try to use imgshot script. imgshot script need ftp login. on pure-ftp,root path is /home/user/. now i need to change this root path of my domain to to /home/user/domain/ from /var/www/faceur.html on server block. or need to change this root path of ftp to /var/www/faceur/html from /home/user/. but when i try to change server block on etc/nginx/sites-available/faceur.conf to /home/user/domain/html from /var/www/faceur/html.but its showing 403 error on browser.server block file is correct.but i cant find how to change home directory from /home/user to /var/www for pure-ftp. i search on google and found nothing. Please help me.
Posted by Srv24x7, 09-20-2015, 09:25 AM
Hi, Try creating a new ftp user and define the home directory using the option "-d" pure-pw useradd user -u ftpuser -d /var/www/user
Posted by bdspice, 09-24-2015, 03:36 PM
Can you Please describe in details? suppose my user id is "kungfu" and home directory is /var/www/kungfu/html/ what should i write down on terminal? is this right?
Posted by Srv24x7, 09-27-2015, 09:43 AM
Hi, Try the below command as it is: pure-pw useradd kungfu -u ftpuser -d /var/www/kungfu/html
Posted by bdspice, 09-27-2015, 07:29 PM
its not working. maybe there is some permission problem.i am quite from this. thanks buddy.
Posted by DivinePrad, 09-28-2015, 06:14 AM
Are you getting any error while trying to FTP?
Posted by bdspice, 09-28-2015, 06:49 AM
yes.i was. but now its all working.a user here named "TheArmoAdmin" help me to make it work as i want. all problem now solved.now i am waiting to know how he did it and i mistaken.

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