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500 OOPS: priv_sock_get_cmd or 500 OOPS: vsftpd: refusing to run with writable root inside chroot()

500 OOPS: priv_sock_get_cmd

macbook:~ PJunior$ ftp [email protected]
Connected to example.com.
500 OOPS: priv_sock_get_cmd
ftp: Can't connect or login to host `example.com'

Open /etc/vsftpd.conf and at the end  add

seccomp_sandbox=NO

and restart the Server:

sudo service vsftpd restart

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500 OOPS: vsftpd: refusing to run with writable root inside chroot()

macbook:~ PJunior$ ftp [email protected]
Connected to example.com.
500 OOPS: vsftpd: refusing to run with writable root inside chroot()
ftp: Can't connect or login to host `example.com'

Open /etc/vsftpd.conf and at the end  add

 allow_writeable_chroot=YES

and restart the Server:

sudo service vsftpd restart