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`vsftpd` is a fast, stable GPL-licensed FTP server for Unix/Linux systems.

"vsftpd" stands for "Very Secure FTP Daemon", and focuses on speed, stability, and security. For more information on vsftpd, including releases and updates, see https://security.appspot.com/vsftpd.html.

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vsftpd: local users are pam users

I'm a bit confused about the difference regarding vsftpd configuration between local users and virtual users. From the point of view of vsftpd, it doesn't know if a user is a local user or a virtual user, isn't? vsftpd just connect to the PAM module…
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VSFTPD - User and group is sometimes set to root:root

How can I change the user and group which uploaded files will have? My Developer IDE (Netbeans) keeps failing to upload files because they are set to root:root instead of my FTP user and www. This is my current config…
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vsftpd, ProFTPD FTP with windows 10 connection issue

I have one server, Linux based, I use for some years like a backup cloud server. This work very well with client like Windows 7, Ubuntu and Android. But Not with Windows 10. All programs I'ave used for connection work well without problem from years…
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VSFTP Not Working After Static IP Change

Basically this is the deal. I install vsftpd everything was working fine with dynamic ip and these vsftpd.config settings, could easily access through…
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installing vsftpd gives error on mkdir /srv/ftp

I understand that the vsftpd creates a default directory at /srv/ftp/. However, on this particular server the directory /srv/ is not writable. $ sudo apt-get install vsftpd Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state…
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vsftpd fails to start (status=2)

The problem is that the vsftpd service fails to start after transferring a working configuration from another server. Of vsftpd's configuration files, only these were modified: /etc/vsftpd.chroot_list to add local user…
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Vsftpd user authentication

I've set up a virtual machine running Centos 7 and VSFTPD. VSFTPD is working great when connecting with local users. It chroots the user into his previously created home in /ftp/pub/{user_name} with "useradd -d". I've added TLS encryption which is…
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vsftpd too many sessions for this address

I am using ubuntu 14.04 and vsftpd version 3.0.2 and my problem is related to uploading files via FTP. The service has worked great for the past two years and I was able to upload thousands of files with 0 errors. However recently, I can't do that…
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Trying to Set up Web Server in CentOS on HyperV - FTP Not Working

Background I am not a Linux or really even a command line person, but I've been tasked with setting up a Linux server for a company intranet. I've set up a CentOS 7 installation in HyperV on Windows 10. I then got the AMP stack set up inside, and I…
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Vsftpd not displaying files and folder

I run vsftpd: version 3.0.2 on Debian 8. I have a folder /home/vsftpd/$USER which is mounted on an NFS. $USER is replaced by the user name connected on the FTP. Those users are authenticated against MySQL using pam-mysql. All the users can connect…
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vsftpd: user with /sbin/nologin fails even though in /etc/shells

I'm running a simple vsftpd server. The centos 7 box it runs on is connected to LDAP. I need an SFTP user with no shell access, so I've set their shell in /etc/passwd to /sbin/nologin, and added /sbin/nologin to /etc/shells, and added…
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vsftpd - Load users folders paths from database

I am looking for a way to configure vsftpd for allow access to folders depending to database values. I explain: I have a database containing users ftp login and password. She contains too a folder path of a folder the user can access. In this…
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couldn't setup sftp in ec2

I was trying to setup sftp in AWS EC2 by following the instructions in https://silicondales.com/tutorials/aws-ec2-tutorials/setup-ftp-sftp-aws-ec2-instance/ I have done below steps Launched a new EC2 instance Logged in as ec2-user Installed…
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Disconnected from server: ECONNABORTED - Connection aborted

I try to connect to my FTP, but I get this error and can't see my files. I run a Debian 8 server and use VSFTPD for FTP. my vsftpd.conf has the following line: allow_writeable_chroot=YES Transfer mode in Filezilla is active. This is the error I…
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FTP over SSH chroot permissions

I'm trying to set up an upload directory on my server, and having the hardest time doing so. Uploads to the directory need to be accessible to all other users on the system, but the user account that is to be used for uploading should have no access…
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