How to make Ubuntu sshd configuration writable during secure ftp?











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My current /etc/ssh/sshd_config file says this:



# override default of no subsystems
#Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server
Subsystem sftp interal-sftp

# Example of overriding settings on a per-user basis
#Match User anoncvs
# X11Forwarding no
# AllowTcpForwarding no
# PermitTTY no
# ForceCommand cvs server

Match Group sftp_users
X11Forwarding no
AllowTcpForwarding no
ChrootDirectory /home
ForceCommand internal-sftp


I have added myself (user-id) to the sftp_users group, restarted SSHd service etc., and I do get the login/password prompt when attempting to open secure-FTP connection to this host, but then from the remote SFTP client (PSFTP on Windows 10 machine) I find that the destination directory is "/" (root) and it is obviously not writable. Trying to do a change-directory to /home/myuser fails, so this appears to be a CHROOT root. What can I do s.t. after logging-in I can get to /home/myuser and find it writable ?










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  • login to SFTP as user-id instead of root.
    – user535733
    Nov 18 at 13:35












  • Actually, I am logging in as user-id, not as root.
    – icarus74
    Nov 18 at 16:37















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My current /etc/ssh/sshd_config file says this:



# override default of no subsystems
#Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server
Subsystem sftp interal-sftp

# Example of overriding settings on a per-user basis
#Match User anoncvs
# X11Forwarding no
# AllowTcpForwarding no
# PermitTTY no
# ForceCommand cvs server

Match Group sftp_users
X11Forwarding no
AllowTcpForwarding no
ChrootDirectory /home
ForceCommand internal-sftp


I have added myself (user-id) to the sftp_users group, restarted SSHd service etc., and I do get the login/password prompt when attempting to open secure-FTP connection to this host, but then from the remote SFTP client (PSFTP on Windows 10 machine) I find that the destination directory is "/" (root) and it is obviously not writable. Trying to do a change-directory to /home/myuser fails, so this appears to be a CHROOT root. What can I do s.t. after logging-in I can get to /home/myuser and find it writable ?










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  • login to SFTP as user-id instead of root.
    – user535733
    Nov 18 at 13:35












  • Actually, I am logging in as user-id, not as root.
    – icarus74
    Nov 18 at 16:37













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My current /etc/ssh/sshd_config file says this:



# override default of no subsystems
#Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server
Subsystem sftp interal-sftp

# Example of overriding settings on a per-user basis
#Match User anoncvs
# X11Forwarding no
# AllowTcpForwarding no
# PermitTTY no
# ForceCommand cvs server

Match Group sftp_users
X11Forwarding no
AllowTcpForwarding no
ChrootDirectory /home
ForceCommand internal-sftp


I have added myself (user-id) to the sftp_users group, restarted SSHd service etc., and I do get the login/password prompt when attempting to open secure-FTP connection to this host, but then from the remote SFTP client (PSFTP on Windows 10 machine) I find that the destination directory is "/" (root) and it is obviously not writable. Trying to do a change-directory to /home/myuser fails, so this appears to be a CHROOT root. What can I do s.t. after logging-in I can get to /home/myuser and find it writable ?










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My current /etc/ssh/sshd_config file says this:



# override default of no subsystems
#Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server
Subsystem sftp interal-sftp

# Example of overriding settings on a per-user basis
#Match User anoncvs
# X11Forwarding no
# AllowTcpForwarding no
# PermitTTY no
# ForceCommand cvs server

Match Group sftp_users
X11Forwarding no
AllowTcpForwarding no
ChrootDirectory /home
ForceCommand internal-sftp


I have added myself (user-id) to the sftp_users group, restarted SSHd service etc., and I do get the login/password prompt when attempting to open secure-FTP connection to this host, but then from the remote SFTP client (PSFTP on Windows 10 machine) I find that the destination directory is "/" (root) and it is obviously not writable. Trying to do a change-directory to /home/myuser fails, so this appears to be a CHROOT root. What can I do s.t. after logging-in I can get to /home/myuser and find it writable ?







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  • login to SFTP as user-id instead of root.
    – user535733
    Nov 18 at 13:35












  • Actually, I am logging in as user-id, not as root.
    – icarus74
    Nov 18 at 16:37


















  • login to SFTP as user-id instead of root.
    – user535733
    Nov 18 at 13:35












  • Actually, I am logging in as user-id, not as root.
    – icarus74
    Nov 18 at 16:37
















login to SFTP as user-id instead of root.
– user535733
Nov 18 at 13:35






login to SFTP as user-id instead of root.
– user535733
Nov 18 at 13:35














Actually, I am logging in as user-id, not as root.
– icarus74
Nov 18 at 16:37




Actually, I am logging in as user-id, not as root.
– icarus74
Nov 18 at 16:37















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