> > The files I copied are:- > > /etc/vsftpd.user_list > > /etc/vsftpd > > /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf > > /etc/vsftpd.ftpusers > > /etc/vsftpd.chroot_list > > > Any clues ? > Does the user exist on the system(is there a home directory > for them to chroot to?, if so are the uid's the same as the > other system)? > Have you looked at the ftp logs to see what's going on? > Are you absolutely sure ftp is what you want(<insert standard > FTP security rant here>)? Yes the user exists on both systems and the home directory exists on both. Yes, it is to allow another system with a FTP backup system to do its backups, I normally use RSYNC across SSH to do backups, but this system cannot be changed. Thanks Denis