Uploading files via FileZilla ending in failure

Question

I was trying to upload a website that I’ve created onto a droplet server. Was able to login via FTP just fine (through FileZilla). When I tried moving my files to the /var/www directory it refused to upload the file. The reason for file transfer failure was that the directory was open for write: permission denied.

Here is the log:
Status: Starting upload of /Users/andrewp/Documents/FreelanceProjects/TechArtista+Kyte/kytesite/kytesite.html
Status: Retrieving directory listing…
Command: ls
Status: Listing directory /var/www/html
Command: put “/Users/andrewp/Documents/FreelanceProjects/TechArtista+Kyte/kytesite/kytesite.html” “kytesite.html”
Error: /var/www/html/kytesite.html: open for write: permission denied
Error: File transfer failed
Status: Retrieving directory listing…
Command: ls
Status: Listing directory /var/www/html
Status: Directory listing successful

More details:

My droplet is running Ubuntu 12.04 and I’ve installed LAMP stack.
I connected via SFTP, (port 22) on FileZilla

This is the first time I’ve done anything like this so help would be great :)

Answer 1

ohmaygah August 17, 2014

Hello! If you connect to the droplet through SSH and run the following command, that should allow permissions for the folder:

sudo chown user /var/www

Replacing “user” with the actual username you are using for SFTP. I hope this helps!

Reply Report

Answer 2

mike712366 February 5, 2015

I set ssh and made connection with filezilla but getting same error:

File transfer failed

Reply Report

alegomesbr March 24, 2015

Hello! =)

Try this (worked for me):

sudo chown user /var/*

(replace “user” to your actual username)

sudo chmod 755 /var/*

And after that restart your server and try transfer the files again.
Reply Report
- fuel September 19, 2019
  
  DONT DO - sudo chmod 755 /var/*
  
  This messed up my logs
  
  Reply Report

Answer 3

alegomesbr March 24, 2015

Hello! =)

Try this (worked for me):

sudo chown user /var/*

(replace “user” to your actual username)

sudo chmod 755 /var/*

And after that restart your server and try transfer the files again.
Reply Report
- fuel September 19, 2019
  
  DONT DO - sudo chmod 755 /var/*
  
  This messed up my logs
  
  Reply Report

Answer 4

alegomesbr March 24, 2015

[deleted]

Reply Report

Answer 5

ahmedfaizantech September 3, 2019

I ran the above commands but it didnt work until i tried the solution found here:
http://yogodoshi.com/how-to-fix-open-for-write-permission-denied-error-sftp/

Reply Report

Question

Uploading files via FileZilla ending in failure

Leave a comment

Looking for something else?

Sign up for our newsletter

Question

Uploading files via FileZilla ending in failure

Leave a comment

Looking for something else?