Make sure the server type is standalone
ServerType Standalone
Next load the module in the proftpd.conf
<IfModule mod_cap.c>
CapabilitiesEngine on
CapabilitiesSet +CAP_CHOWN
<
/IfModule
>
Set the directory permissions for the right user/homedir, make sure this path is the same as the DefaultRoot
<Directory
/var/www
>
UserOwner apache
GroupOwner apache
Umask 002 003
<
/Directory
>
It could be that the user needs rights to the apache group.
adduser ftpusername
usermod
-g apache ftpusername
This solved it for me atleast…
Gr gr
Thomas