Shell Script for Creating EasyEngine Server SFTP User

sftp-new-user.sh

#!/bin/bash

# WARNING: This script must be run manually to create a new SFTP user. Remember to change the new user's password.
# NOTICE: Make sure first instance of PasswordAuthentication is set to "no" $ sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
# REQUIREMENT: Make sure bindfs is installed $ sudo apt-get -y install bindfs

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## Gist: https://gist.github.com/NichlasB/9b9c79ff8e31f48ad19f652b71baf8f6
## Resource: https://easyengine.io/docs/chroot-sftp-easyengine/
## Resource: https://www.howtoforge.com/restricting-users-to-sftp-plus-setting-up-chrooted-ssh-sftp-debian-squeeze
## Resource: https://blog.rootshell.be/2009/03/01/keep-an-eye-on-ssh-forwarding/
## Resource: http://blog.netgusto.com/solving-web-file-permissions-problem-once-and-for-all/
## Resource: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/man1/bindfs.1.html#contenttoc10
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## Install new website via EasyEngine
## Change "ee-user" to the user you want to add.
## Change "ee-site.com" to the EasyEngine site you want to mount to the user's home directory.
## Manually change the new user's password $ sudo passwd ee-user
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## Setting Up New User
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# Create New User and Add to hostingusers Group
useradd -G hostingusers -ms /bin/false ee-user

# Set Sample Password for New User
echo "ee-user:T2xQ96a5ds2D1d7dExY1e44ExQ" | chpasswd

# Create SFTP Home Directory
mkdir -p /home/ee-user/ee-site.com/htdocs

# Set Directory Ownerships
chown root:root /home/ee-user/
chown root:root /home/

# Set Webroot Permissions
chmod g+s /var/www/ee-site.com/htdocs/

# Add Bindfs Line to /etc/fstab with Standard WordPress File Permissions - Directories: 755, Files: 644
cat <<EOF >> /etc/fstab

# User: ee-user Site: ee-site.com
/var/www/ee-site.com/htdocs /home/ee-user/ee-site.com/htdocs fuse.bindfs force-user=ee-user,force-group=ee-user,create-for-user=www-data,create-for-group=www-data,create-with-perms=gd=rx:gf=r:ud=rwx:uf=rw:od=rx:of=r,chgrp-ignore,chown-ignore,chmod-ignore 0 0
EOF

# Mount Webroot
mount /home/ee-user/ee-site.com/htdocs -o nonempty

Companion Script - sftp-new-server.sh:
https://gist.github.com/NichlasB/e938cddb7876fd74af09dc00ca537a2c

Script updated in response to this feedback:
https://community.rtcamp.com/t/setting-up-chroot-sftp-users-for-easyengine-sites-bindfs/8386/4

Hi all and thx, i've needed to add some option for boot/reboot on the fstab line :
,noauto,x-systemd.automount,x
It's most securly for old system. My English is to poor for explanation but the cause is . If the fstab is mounted before fsck verification, the server won't boot