Open FTP service under Linux

First, the configuration steps

1. Installing VSFTP

Installing vsftp with the Yum command

#yum Install Vsftpd-y

2. Add FTP Account and directory

determine the location of the nologin, usually under/usr/sbin/nologin or/sbin/nologin, and then use the following command to create the account, which specifies the root directory where HOME/FTP01 is the user ftp01. You can define your account name and directory yourself:

#useradd-D home/ftp01-s/sbin/nologin FTP01

3. Modify the password for this account:

#passwd YourPassword

4. Modify permissions for the specified directory

#chown-R FTP01.FTP01/HOME/FTP01

5. Configure Vsftp

Edit the Vsftp configuration file with the following command:

#vi/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

Change "Anonymous_enable=yes" in the configuration file to "Anonymous_enable=no"

Remove the comment symbol before the following configuration:

Local_enable=yes

Write_enable=yes

Chroot_list_enable=no

Chroot_local_user=no

At this point, all users can switch to a different directory.

Save changes, press ESC, enter: WQ

6. Modify the shell configuration

VI Edit/etc/shells, if there is no/usr/sbin/nologin or/sbin/nologin in the file (depending on the current system configuration) is appended.

7. Start the VSFTP service and test the login

To start the VSFTP service with a command:

#service vsftpd Start

Then use the Account FTP01 test whether you can login ftp. The directory is HOME/FTP01.

Second, detailed user rights

The following effects can be achieved with chroot_list_enable and chroot_local_user=yes/no:
1, when Chroot_list_enable=yes,chroot_local_user=yes, in the/etc/vsftpd/chroot_list file listed in the user, you can switch to a different directory, not listed in the file users, You cannot switch to a different directory.
2. When Chroot_list_enable=yes,chroot_local_user=no, users listed in the/etc/vsftpd/chroot_list file cannot switch to a different directory, and users who are not listed in the file You can switch to a different directory.
3, when Chroot_list_enable=no,chroot_local_user=yes, all users can not switch to other directories.
4, when Chroot_list_enable=no,chroot_local_user=no, all users can switch to other directories.

Open FTP service under Linux