Chrooted SFTP Server based on OpenSSH

• OpenSSH >= 5.4

1. sudo mkdir -p /home/sftproot/dev
2. sudo touch /home/sftproot/dev/log
3. /etc/ssh/sshd_config (changes)

   --- sshd_config.orig	2010-06-30 10:14:20.771256000 +0400
   +++ sshd_config	2012-05-05 19:43:58.403088004 +0400
   @@ -84,3 +84,8 @@
    # PAM authentication, then enable this but set PasswordAuthentication
    # and ChallengeResponseAuthentication to 'no'.
    UsePAM yes
   +
   +# SFTP Server for sftponly group
   +Match group sftponly
   +         ChrootDirectory /home/sftproot
   +         ForceCommand internal-sftp -f LOCAL7 -l INFO

4. /etc/rsyslog.d/sftp-rsyslog.conf

   # Create an additional socket for some of the sshd chrooted users.
   $AddUnixListenSocket /home/sftproot/dev/log
   # Log internal-sftp in a separate file
   :programname, isequal, "internal-sftp" -/var/log/sftp.log

5. /etc/logrotate.d/sftp-logrotate

   /var/log/sftp.log
   {
   	rotate 4
   	weekly
   	missingok
   	compress
   	delaycompress
   	postrotate
   		reload rsyslog >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
   	endscript
   }

6. /usr/local/bin/create-sftp-user.sh

   #!/bin/bash -e
    
   [[ $# == 1 ]] || { echo "Usage: $0 username"; exit; }
    
   USERNAME=$1
   SFTPGROUP=sftponly
   SFTPROOT=/home/sftproot
   SHELL=/bin/false
    
   # 1. Create user with $USERNAME, $SFTPGROUP, and $SHELL
   # 2. Create home directory with access only for $USERNAME
   # 3. Set password for $USERNAME
    
   useradd -b $SFTPROOT -g $SFTPGROUP -s $SHELL $USERNAME && \
   	mkdir -m 700 $SFTPROOT/$USERNAME && \
   	chown $USERNAME $SFTPROOT/$USERNAME && \
   	passwd $USERNAME

7. /usr/local/bin/delete-sftp-user.sh

   #!/bin/bash -e
    
   [[ $# == 1 ]] || { echo "Usage: $0 username"; exit; }
    
   USERNAME=$1
   HOMEDIR=$(eval echo ~$USERNAME)
    
   userdel $USERNAME && \
   	{ [[ -d $HOMEDIR ]] && \
   		echo "Directory $HOMEDIR wasn't removed. You can remove it manually."; }

Tested on Ubuntu 10.10