vsftpd: virtual user not able to upload file or create directory

I created 2 virtual users for ftp (vsftpd): bholu1 and bholu2 I wanted bholu1 to have write access, access to make directory and upload permission. For that I have set up the user bholu1 as below but still he isn't able to upload file or create a directory. ( I have followed this link to achieve this) See below: I have set per-user configurability for both user :bholu1 and bholu3 ravbholua@ravi:/etc/vsftpd_user_conf$ pwd /etc/vsftpd_user_conf ravbholua@ravi:/etc/vsftpd_user_conf$ cat bholu1 anon_world_readable_only=NO write_enable=YES anon_upload_enable=YES ravbholua@ravi:/etc/vsftpd_user_conf$ cat bholu3 anon_world_readable_only=NO ravbholua@ravi:/etc/vsftpd_user_conf$ Both are able to read the login directory. But as per the configuration for bholu1, he should be able to upload as well as create a new directory but he isn't able to do so. Please see below the conf. file: ravbholua@ravi:/etc$ cat vsftpd.conf pam_service_name=/etc/pam.d/vsftpd.virtual user_config_dir=/etc/vsftpd_user_conf anonymous_enable=NO local_enable=YES #write_enable=NO #anon_upload_enable=NO #anon_mkdir_write_enable=NO #anon_other_write_enable=NO anon_world_readable_only=YES chroot_local_user=YES guest_enable=YES guest_username=virtual listen=YES listen_port=10021 pasv_min_port=30000 pasv_max_port=30999 ravbholua@ravi:/etc$ It doesn't make any difference even if I uncomments all lines which are commented as shown above in the config. file. Also have a look below to see what happens when bholu1 logs in ftp server: ravbholua@ravbholua-Aspire-5315:~$ ftp -p rs 10021 Connected to ravi.com. 220 (vsFTPd 3.0.2) Name (rs:ravbholua): bholu1 331 Please specify the password. Password: 230 Login successful. Remote system type is UNIX. Using binary mode to transfer files. ftp> put soul.txt local: soul.txt remote: soul.txt 227 Entering Passive Mode (109,202,101,166,117,249). 553 Could not create file. ftp> mkdir a 550 Permission denied. ftp> May I request you to say what am I missing in my configuration.