After setting up vsftp on ubuntu Ubuntu 12.04 i get 553 Could not create file.

Posted January 23, 2014

So i followed the followind tutorial: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-set-up-vsftpd-on-ubuntu-12-04

Everything went okay i am able to log in ecetera, but when i try to create a file or upload anything o get the following error .553 Could not create file.

Could please someone give me a hint?

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Kamal Nasser • January 30, 2014

What user are you logged in as and what directory are you trying to upload files to?