Resolved New Read-only user ftp

[mikels]

How can I create an FTP user read-only in plesk 11.5?

 

[UFHH01]

Hi mikels,

please create such a user over your command line:

useradd -u 10XXX -o -d /var/www/vhosts/YOUR_DOMAIN.COM/httpdocs/folder_with_read_only_data -g psacln -s /bin/false ftpread​

10XXX = has to be a five-digit number, which doesn't exist yet in your passwd - file at "/etc/passwd"
YOUR_DOMAIN.COM = has to be replaced with your very own domain - name
folder_with_read_only_data = has to be the folder, from where the new FTP - user might read the files and folders.
ftpread = has to be the desired username for your newly created FTP - user.

You will be asked for the password for the new user, after you performed the creation command.


Afterwards, please make sure, that the folder "folder_with_read_only_data" and the recursive data is owned by "sitedomainadmin" ( admin created within the domain creation procedure )

chown -R feedowner /var/www/vhosts/YOUR_DOMAIN.COM/httpdocs/folder_with_read_only_data
​

Test the new FTP - user with your preferred FTP - client and try as well to create a file, or to change a file-name.

 

[OlgerdasB]

I use another method:

It works with plesk 11.x

1) Create additional FTP accout with some "homedir".
2) Add .ftpaccess file with content:

<Directory /var/www/vhosts/DOMAIN/httpdocs/SOME_DIR>
    <Limit CWD PWD DIRS READ>
        AllowUser READ_ONLY_USER
    </Limit>
    <Limit ALL>
        DenyUser READ_ONLY_USER
    </Limit>
</Directory>