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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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UBUNTU: ftp-server cannot change directory when user logs in

I have set up a FTP-server (vsftpd) for only one client user (ftuser). This user should have access to the folder /srv/webroot/user. The folder /srv and all subfolders are owned by me. I am not in the same group like the ftpuser is. Now I have tried…
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vsftp hangs at "150 Here comes the directory listing."

In a vsftpd server enviroment, shared various directories from nfs mountpoints, I can log in without problem, but when I send the first "ls", the vsftp give me the directory listing: lftp user1@10.10.10.10:~> ls -rw-rw-rw- 1 1160 1016 …
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Filezilla client and VSFTPD : GnuTLS error -12: A TLS fatal alert has been received

so right now i'am trying to configure vsftpd server for FTP(e)S. It seems i am encountering issues with different clients. Secure FTPD works fine for me. Filezilla not. The output from Filezilla tatus: Connecting to foo:21... Status: Connection…
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vsftp login errors 530 login incorrect

Using Ubuntu 10.04 on an aws ec2 instance. I was happy just using ssh but then a wordpress plugin needs ftp access...I just need ftp access for one site www.sitebuilt.net which is in /home/sitebuil. I installed a vftpd and pam and followed…
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Can't mv files between directories on vsftpd

I enabled this in vsftpd.conf chroot_local_user=YES chroot_list_enable=YES chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd.chroot_list user_config_dir=/etc/vsftpd_user_conf and here is the user set in vsftpd_user_conf dirctory ftpupload…
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Vsftpd: log failed login attempts

I am setting up fail2ban in Ubuntu 10.04 for various services. SSH went smoothly, but I have had no success with vsftpd so far. The problem is that I can't find a way to get failed login attempts to appear in the logs. I see nothing in auth.log nor…
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VSFTPD Unable to set write permissions on folder

I've just set up my first FTP server with VSFTPD on cent os . I can connect to it fine using a user in the group ftp-users but I get read only access . I've tried several different CHMOD codes on the folder (even 777) all to no avail . This is the…
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VSFTPD: 500 OOPS: unrecognised variable in config file: ssl_tlsv1_1

I am trying to setup FTPS on my AWS Linux server using VSFTPD. I have made FTP work already. Subsequently, I have followed the instruction found in various places on the Internet to enable SSL. However, when I try to restart vsftpd I get this…
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What happens on a centos 8 server when systemd-logind is turned off?

I have a centos 8 server setup which should provide sftp (openssh) and ftp (vsftp) transfers but no login shell to multiple users. To tell vsftpd the root for chroot jails I have to add a dot to the users home path in /etc/passwd (/home/./user01 for…
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Why can't I access my FTP server with Windows Explorer?

I have an instance running Ubuntu 16.0.4 LTS on Google Compute Engine with port 21 open to it. I have installed vsftpd on it, added a user for the FTP service, and set the directory permissions to full access for the user. I am able to connect to…
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FTP PAM Setup for VSFTPD

OK. I know this is one of the most asked questions here. But most answers are either telling me to add nologin to allowed shells (nope... not doing that) or disabling SELinux (which i don't have - Ubuntu Server 16.04 RPi3). Another option is saw was…
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Disable FTP commands on a per-user basis

I'm in the process of configuring an FTP server, using vsftp. I wish to have a couple different users. Some of these should only be able to read files, others should only be able to put files and some of these should also be able to create…
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pam_winbind: unknown option require_membership_of

I'm trying to configure the VSFTPD with Winbind to restrict users authenticated by Active Directory, only to those that belong to specific group. I'm using a generic conf file for the vsftpd, with few changes: $ cat…
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vsftp ignoring local_root and goes to home dir instead

I have setup vsftp multiple times with these settings without ever having a problem. But I recently got a new server which for some reason seems to ignore local_root. I have a user that if logged into FTP, should automatically be redirected to the…
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Vsftpd/pam_userdb.so - auto-create virtual user home directories

Setup: Amazon Linux EC2 vsftpd PAM authentication with pam_userdb.so Usernames/passwords written to Berkeley user db from an external source (lsyncd). There are many 1000s of virtual users, to date I have manually pre-created home directories for…
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