Changing upload permissions in vsftpd

The optimal solution for changing vsftpd upload permissions

Written by Toby Osbourn

  • Jul 2011
  • 1 minute read
  • 75 words
  • Web Dev

Recently I had to change the permissions for files that were uploaded for the local user via FTP.  I wanted them to be 755.

Initially I thought it would be as simple as changing the vsftpd.conf file to set the local_umask=0755 but this change alone did nothing.  After a lot of googling and reading I came across this optimal solution, which I present here to hopefully save others some time.

local_umask=002
chmod_enable=YES
file_open_mode=0755

Recent posts View all

Ruby

Testing Routes with RSpec

Testing routes can give you more confidence and help drive application development; here is how to do it with RSpec

Aug 2021

Ruby

How to ignore Bullet in RSpec tests

Using Bullet during a test can pick up mistakes but also has false negatives; here is an easy way to ignore them

Jul 2021