vsftpd problems

[Ben Sewell]

Hi Dan, hi everyone
You need to follow these steps to set this up.

1) Create accounts and also making passwords  on the linux machine for those 
who will use FTP clients to access the server. You need to do all of this 
using root. This is done by in the console (terminal) typing in this:
useradd user
passwd user

simply type in the desired password and then do it again for confirmation.

2) Using a text editor such as gedit, and open up /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf, 
and amend the selected lines below so they match:
anonymous_enable=NO
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
userlist_deny=NO
userlist_enable=YES

All of those are uncommented.

3) Using a text editor, open up /etc/passwd and add a line for each user who 
wishes to use FTP:

4) Using a text editor, open up /etc/vsftpd.user_list and add each use that 
wishes to use FTP, a line per user. Examples:
user1:x:800:800::/home/user1/bin/bash
user2:x:801:801::/home/user2:/bin/bash
admin:x:802:802::/home/:/bin/bash

5) Restart vsftpd.

Good luck,
Ben

>From: "Dan" <dsaults at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list at redhat.com>
>To: <redhat-list at redhat.com>
>Subject: RE: vsftpd problems
>Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 22:29:35 -0400
>
>Ben,
>
>I don't want anonymous access. I want each user to only be able to access
>what they have permission (rwx)to access i.e /home/username or any publicly
>defined directory. As it stands if a user logs in as lets say bob they can
>go into /home/marry and delete the contents out of that directory, which
>they shouldn't be able to do.
>
>Dan
>
>-------------------------------------------
>
>  5. RE: vsftpd problems (Ben Sewell)
>
>
>Message: 5
>Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 03:21:41 +0000
>From: "Ben Sewell" <ben_sewell_007 at hotmail.com>
>Subject: RE: vsftpd problems
>To: redhat-list at redhat.com
>Message-ID: <BAY14-F27a5OVifMWZF000373f2 at hotmail.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
>
>Hi,
>Could you explain abit more about what you want setup- eg, do you wish
>anonymous access to be granted to download files, or do you wish for only
>users to login. Also, if the case if for several users to logon, which
>locations do you want them to access in the machine?
>
>Regards,
>Ben
>
> >From: "Dan" <dsaults at comcast.net>
> >Reply-To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list at redhat.com>
> >To: <redhat-list at redhat.com>
> >Subject: vsftpd problems
> >Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 23:17:38 -0400
> >
> >Redhat Linux 9 2.6.7
> >
> >After installing vsftpd via redhat rpm, I notice that any user has full
> >access to the system and can modify and delete files any where. It seems
> >vsftpd is ignoring permissions.
> >
> >How can I go about fixing this? I don't know what I am looking for in the
> >config file for vsftp.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Daniel
> >
> >
> >
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