I enabled this in vsftpd.conf chroot_local_user=YES chroot_list_enable=YES chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd.chroot_list user_config_dir=/etc/vsftpd_user_conf and here is the user set in vsftpd_user_conf dirctory ftpupload : local_root=/mnt/upload But /mnt/upload is mounted from another directory /mnt/upload on /opt/upload type none (rw,bind) Here is the list in /mn/upload rough_images/ shoes-pentland/ vendor-upload/ shooting/ Additional, the shooting/ directory is mounted from another place /mnt/upload/shooting on /mnt/shooting none (rw,bind) Now here is the problem. When I use the ftp client to move the files between the directories but failed .Files can moved between any directories except the shooting one. The permission is right . I can move any files between this directories successful by using su ftpupload. It means the vsftpd didn't support the mount bind? Here is the vsftpd.conf listen=YES anonymous_enable=NO local_enable=YES write_enable=YES local_umask=000 dirmessage_enable=YES use_localtime=YES xferlog_enable=YES connect_from_port_20=YES chown_uploads=YES chown_username=app xferlog_std_format=NO log_ftp_protocol=YES chroot_local_user=YES chroot_list_enable=YES chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd.chroot_list user_config_dir=/etc/vsftpd_user_conf ls_recurse_enable=YES secure_chroot_dir=/var/run/vsftpd/empty pam_service_name=vsftpd pasv_enable=YES pasv_max_port=*** pasv_min_port=*** port_enable=YES pasv_address=*** virtual_use_local_privs=YES tcp_wrappers=YES and here is the mtab: /mnt/upload /opt/upload none rw,bind 0 0 /mnt/upload/shooting /mnt/shooting none rw,bind 0 0 all of the permissions under the /mnt/upload are the same: drwxrwxrwx * ftpupload app