VSFTPD 553 Could not create file. Error:Critical file transfer error

I have LAMP server with Ubuntu 18.04 i try grant access for ftpuser to the web folder example.comher is ls -l output

dr-xr-xr-x 15 ftpuser ftpuser 4096 Jul 25 22:22 example.com

and here is conf file:

listen=NO
listen_ipv6=YES
anonymous_enable=NO
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
dirmessage_enable=YES
use_localtime=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
connect_from_port_20=YES
chroot_local_user=YES
secure_chroot_dir=/var/run/vsftpd/empty
pam_service_name=vsftpd
user_sub_token=$USER
local_root=/var/www
pasv_min_port=40000
pasv_max_port=50000
userlist_enable=YES
userlist_file=/etc/vsftpd.userlist
userlist_deny=NO
rsa_cert_file=/etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem
rsa_private_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem
ssl_enable=YES
allow_anon_ssl=NO
force_local_data_ssl=YES
force_local_logins_ssl=YES
ssl_tlsv1=YES
ssl_sslv2=NO
ssl_sslv3=NO
require_ssl_reuse=NO
ssl_ciphers=HIGH
log_ftp_protocol=YES

I've got error:

Response: 553 Could not create file.
Error: Critical file transfer error

when i'm trying to upload file and

Command: DELE README.md
Response: 550 Delete operation failed.

when trying to delete one of the files in the folder Can anybody help to deal with it? Thanks a lot

1 Answer

I think I've had the same issue. I have enabling passive mode, then resolved it.

vsftpd.conf

pasv_enable=YES
pasv_addr_resolve=YES