Can anyone please tell me how to add a new FTP user with access to a certain directory (the media folder in my rutorrent folder). Thanks.
Ivy:~# adduser --help
adduser [--home DIR] [--shell SHELL] [--no-create-home] [--uid ID]
[--firstuid ID] [--lastuid ID] [--gecos GECOS] [--ingroup GROUP | --gid ID]
[--disabled-password] [--disabled-login] [--encrypt-home] USER
Add a normal user
so this is the output of adduser --help, when adding a new user you would do this from shell
adduser --home /home/YOU/downloads/rutorrent/ (might not be accurate i dont use default paths) --no-create-home USERNAME
you would also want to block that user from being able to ssh in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
someone correct me if im wrong, but that should be pretty close. just make sure you set your directory right, and if it isnt set right userdel USER and try again 
edit: i actually answered this question a year and a half ago. Adding a guest FTP user
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