SFTP on Ubuntu

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Step 1 : Install OpenSSH package if not installed sudo apt-get install openssh-server Step 2 : Create separate group for SFTP users.   sudo addgroup ftpaccess Step 3 : Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config file and make changes as below. Find and comment below line.   #Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server and add these lines to the end of the file.   Subsystem sftp internal-sftp    Match group ftpaccess    ChrootDirectory %h    X11Forwarding no    AllowTcpForwarding no    ForceCommand internal-sftp Step 4 : Restart sshd service.   sudo service ssh restart Step 5 : Add user with ftpaccess group and create password.   sudo adduser paul --ingroup ftpaccess --shell /usr/sbin/nologin Step 6 : Modify home directory permission.   sudo chown root:root /home/paul Step 7 : Create a directory inside home for upload and modify permission with group.   sudo mkdir /home/paul/www sudo chown paul:ftpaccess /home/paul/www That's it . Passwordless sftp http://www.adminschoice.com/how-to-configure-ssh-without-password