The CWP control panel cannot delete the FTP user? The virtual account pure-pw command solves

Type in SSH pure-pw userdel seo command, the following error message appears ▼

pure-pw userdel seo
Error.
Check that [seo] already exists,
and that [/etc/pure-ftpd/pureftpd.passwd.tmp] can be written.

• Chen WeiliangAfter testing, it was found that this was a problem caused by not entering the location path of the passwd file.

CWP Control PanelWhat should I do if I cannot manually delete an FTP user?

If you cannot manually delete the FTP user in the FTP Manager user list of the CWP control panel, you can delete the redundant FTP user by entering the following command through SSH▼

pure-pw userdel <login> [-f <passwd file>] [-m]

How to use the pure-pw command

SHH delete FTP userOfpure-pwCommand description

pure-pw userdel <login> [-f <passwd file>] [-m]

• <login> is the FTP username
• [-f <passwd file>]is the path to the location of the passwd file.

Delete the FTP username "Seo"The pure-pw command example is as follows▼

pure-pw userdel seo /etc/pure-ftpd/pureftpd.passwd

• If the above command is used, the FTP user still cannot be deleted.
• Try to delete it manually /etc/pure-ftpd/pureftpd.passwd FTP user data in the file.

Linux FTP pure-pw command usage help

The following is the help of the SSH input pure-pw command▼

pure-pw show[-f]

Usage :

pure-pw useradd <login> [-f <passwd file>] -u <uid> [-g <gid>]
-D/-d <home directory> [-c <gecos>]
[-t <download bandwidth>] [-T <upload bandwidth>]
[-n <max number of files>] [-N <max Mbytes>]
[-q <upload ratio>] [-Q <download ratio>]
[-r <allow client ip>/<mask>] [-R <deny client ip>/<mask>]
[-i <allow local ip>/<mask>] [-I <deny local ip>/<mask>]
[-y <max number of concurrent sessions>]
[-z <hhmm>-<hhmm>] [-m]

pure-pw usermod <login> -f <passwd file> -u <uid> [-g <gid>]
-D/-d <home directory> -[c <gecos>]
[-t <download bandwidth>] [-T <upload bandwidth>]
[-n <max number of files>] [-N <max Mbytes>]
[-q <upload ratio>] [-Q <download ratio>]
[-r <allow client ip>/<mask>] [-R <deny client ip>/<mask>]
[-i <allow local ip>/<mask>] [-I <deny local ip>/<mask>]
[-y <max number of concurrent sessions>]
[-z <hhmm>-<hhmm>] [-m]

pure-pw userdel <login> [-f <passwd file>] [-m]

pure-pw passwd <login> [-f <passwd file>] [-m]

pure-pw show <login> [-f <passwd file>]

pure-pw mkdb [<puredb database file> [-f <passwd file>]]
[-F <puredb file>]

pure-pw list [-f <passwd file>]

-d <home directory> : chroot user (recommended)
-D <home directory> : don't chroot user
-<option> '' : set this option to unlimited
-m : also update the /etc/pure-ftpd/pureftpd.pdb database
For a 1:10 ratio, use -q 1 -Q 10
To allow access only between 9 am and 6 pm, use -z 0900-1800

Basic commands of pure-ftp

The following is an explanation of the basic commands of pure-ftp:

Add user ▼

pure-pw useradd

delete user ▼

pure-pw userdel

Modify User ▼

pure-pw usermod

View User Details ▼

pure-pw show

View all user settings ▼

pure-pw list

Generate data files ▼

pure-pw mkdb