ec2 ubuntu filezilla creating directory mkdir failure

Sudo bindfs -u $(id -u) -g $(id -g) -create-for-user=www-data -create-for-group=www-data /var/www '$HOME/www' Here we will mount the entire directory /var/www in a directory called also www/ and located in your user's home directory.

This could be achieved by the tool bindfs: sudo apt update & sudo apt install bindfs Here I'm assuming also the topic How to avoid using sudo when working in /var/I think the most easiest and clear way to solve this task is to mount /var/www (or certain directory inside) into your user's home directory and change the owner to your user and :group. Here I'm assuming you are able to ssh/sftp to your user's home directory successfully and you want to edit (with your user) files and folders under /var/www that are owned by user and :group - www-data:www-data (without changing their ownership). The script is now available at GitHub: bindfs-to-home-bash.

Update: Recently I've converted this answer into a useful script and extensively start using it with VSCode and its SSH abilities.

Ec2 ubuntu filezilla creating directory mkdir failure