Enable chrooted sftp for more than one user per account
If I use FTP, I can make as many users as I want. For various reasons, using FTP is not optimal at my workplace. I'd like to be able to let each ftp user I create log in with chrooted sftp.
I'm able to modify /etc/passwd and /var/www/vhosts/example.org/etc/passwd to make it work, but doing that manually kind of defeats the point of using a tool like Plesk...
Specifically, I give the ftp user the same home directory, and shell as the initial sftp user has in each passwd file.

This is a valid request, so we’ll look into it. There is no ETA at the moment, but we would really appreciate you voting for this request so that we can accurately assess its popularity relative to other features.
The original request contains a manual solution, so, we consider to automate it. Please, add a comment if your case will not be solved with that solution.
Thanks in advance!
— rk
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Ralf commented
A realy important feature.
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Anonymous commented
+1 for this request. This missing feature combined with only being able to provide SSH to the system user for a domain, is one of the biggest weaknesses of Plesk. It is extremely limiting for DevOps and CI tools, not to mention that SFTP is vastly preferred over FTP w TLS/SSL.
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Anonymous commented
I nearly breaked my bones trying to implement an additional sftp user. It did not came to my mind that this is just not there in plesk. Now, I read there is a request since years. I would appriciate this function coming to live very much.
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CoE commented
open since almost 7 years now?
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Eric R Stoeckel Jr commented
cPanel doesn't provide this either. Additional users are virtual FTP users. This is needed.
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anonymous commented
I agree, that's a basic function and a must have in Plesk!
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Anonymous commented
i need this - this is basic funcionality and very very necessary, why is not impmented yet?
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Laurent Penatoux commented
... one more
It's absolutely crazy this ftp feature becomes more than necessary and useful -
Sean Bartlett commented
+1!
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Anonymous commented
For what reason have you not yet implemented sftp. The Middle Ages are long behind us!
Implement sftp quickly for all existing ftp users!
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mbh commented
+1!!
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Diego commented
Every feature I need looks like already are waiting on UserVoice portal.
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Tonatiu Camarillo commented
Why you do not fix this why it is so important issue why no do this?
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Wayne commented
Tap tap tap...this thing on?
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Patrick commented
Yeah, it's a really sad state. They raised license costs and basic security features like this don't get implemented for years. I am migrating all my servers away from plesk as their focus seems to be milking the cow with (additonally paid) extensions.
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Ivan Valencia commented
COME ON! It's been almost SEVEN YEARS since this thread started 😡
Time to make this request come true!
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Pierre MORISOT commented
Yes, ESSENTIAL !! Why have no feedback on this feature ???? I have to migrate our customers to other solutions such that FTP is no longer suitable for our time. Thank you everyone for putting a new comment, even if it has already been done. We really need to flood this topic with messages. Thank you all.
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LG commented
I think this topic does not neet votes - it is essential!
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Anonymous commented
This feature is NECESSARY, period.
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Anonymous commented
any news regarding this feature?
original request was 2013.
2019: 19 new comments
2018-06 was the last replay from Plesk Staff.How many comments you would need to trigger an development?