ISPConfig 3.0.5.4p3 Unable to add Shell Users via API

Since upgrading to ISPConfig 3.0.5.4p3 I have been unable to create new shell users via the remote API.

I get the error: directory_error_notinweb

A quick look shows this error comes from this location:
Script = /usr/local/ispconfig/interface/lib/classes/validate_systemuser.inc.php
Function = shelluser_dir

And a bit of trial an error (and dumping the $app data to inspect it), it seems the following line always returns 0, so will always fail:

PHP:

$primary_id = (isset($app->tform->primary_id))?$app->tform->primary_id:$app->remoting_lib->primary_id;

$app->tform->primary_id = 0
$app->remoting_lib->primary_id = 0

Adding a shell user in the ISPConfig control panel works fine, but I need it working via the remote API as we have built a separate control panel system that leverages the API.

Any tips on how to get this to work?
Thanks

 

I'm getting exactly this error now and I'm using ispconfig 3.1.13. I have a script which runs through and creates the Client, Domain, Database user, and Database. It fails when trying to create the shell user:

The variables $domain_id, $shell_username, $shell_password, $client_id are all set correctly

Code:

$shellParams = array(
    'server_id' => 1,
    'parent_domain_id' => $domain_id,
    'username' => $shell_username,
    'password' => $shell_password,
    'quota_size' => -1,
    'active' => 'y',
    'puser' => 'web' . $domain_id,
    'pgroup' => 'client' . $client_id,
    'shell' => '/bin/bash',
    'dir' => '/var/www/clients/client' . $client_id . '/web' . $domain_id;
    'chroot' => 'jailkit'
);

// Shell user
 $shell_user_id = $client->sites_shell_user_add( $session_id, $client_id, $shellParams );

Any ideas on this would be welcome.