FTP: VSFTPD 550 Permission Denied Error
Issue: The VSFTP Server by default doesn't allow to write data to the server. To allow this need to change the configuration on the server. ftp> put file1.txt local: file1.txt remote: file1.txt 200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV. 550 Permission denied. ftp> Mitigation: Edit vsftpd.conf file $ sudo vi /etc/vsftpd.conf uncomment the line "write_enable=YES" write_enable=YES Restart the service to effect the configuration change. $ sudo service vsftpd restart Now you should able to write to the vsftpd server.