Ridiculous when ftp guide doesn't include anything about how to change root directory.

"All these commands and Voila! Yiu have your vsftpd server running"

ok but what is the root directory tho?

@tahnik

I just added vsftpd to my own raspberry pi to try this out.
I added these lines to the end of the conf file

#following lines added
local_enable=YES
pam_service_name=vsftpd
userlist_enable=YES
userlist_deny=NO
listen=YES
tcp_wrappers=YES
local_root=/home/pi (that's my home directory atm for the ftp stuff)

I forgot to add, just in case, its located in /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf