Chrooted directories are created in subscription directory on Plesk for Linux server even if SSH access for subscription is forbidden

Symptoms

• Chrooted directories exist in the subscription’s directory on a Plesk for Linux server:

  # ls -la /var/www/vhosts/example.com/
  drwx–x— 13 user psaserv 4096 Apr 24 10:02 .
  drwxr-xr-x 546 root root 20480 Apr 24 10:00 ..
  drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 24 10:02 bin
  drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 24 10:02 dev
  drwxr-xr-x 2 user psacln 4096 Apr 24 10:00 error_docs
  drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 24 10:02 etc
  drwxr-x— 5 user psaserv 4096 Apr 24 10:00 httpdocs
  drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Apr 24 10:02 lib
  drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 24 10:02 lib64
  drwx—— 2 user root 4096 Apr 24 10:00 logs
  drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Apr 24 10:02 tmp
  drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Apr 24 10:02 usr
  drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Apr 24 10:02 var

• In Plesk interface, the option Access to the server over SSH is set to Forbidden in Domains > example.com > Web Hosting Access.

• The option Crontab shell is set to /bin/bash (chrooted) in Tools & Settings > Scheduled Tasks > Settings:

• In the Plesk configuration database psa in the table misc, the parameter crontab_secure_shell_compatibility_mode is not enabled:

  # plesk db
  MariaDB [psa]> select param, val from misc where param = ‘crontab_secure_shell_compatibility_mode’;
  Empty set (0.00 sec)

Cause

Chrooted directories were created by the scheduled task of the domain with the type Run a command.

Resolution

1. Log in to Plesk.

2. Go to Tools & Settings > Scheduled Tasks (Cron jobs) > Settings.

3. Set the option Crontab shell as /bin/sh and click OK or Apply to save the changes.