from /etc/vsftpd.conf, and then it started working. I guess it didn't like that /bin/bash was set as my shell in /etc/passwd and also in /etc/shells. Or something.

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 12:43 PM, Trevor Cordes <trevor@tecnopolis.ca> wrote:

On 2011-03-22 Kevin McGregor wrote:
> Maybe someone can throw in their two cents on this:
>
> I installed vsftpd on my Ubuntu 10.04 server, and I set
>
> local_enable=YES
> write_enable=YES
>
> When I FTP to the server, I get prompted for a username and password,
> but it seems to just reject it and ask for username/password again.
> What else do I need to do? I just want one account to be able to FTP
> upload files to this server.

Ah, you're assuming it's easy. Vsftp config is for sure not that!

Here's my config:
anonymous_enable=NO

local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES

local_umask=0002
dirmessage_enable=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
connect_from_port_20=YES
xferlog_file=/var/log/vsftpd.log
xferlog_std_format=YES
idle_session_timeout=3600
nopriv_user=ftp
ascii_upload_enable=YES
ascii_download_enable=YES
ftpd_banner=This is a private system. Unauthorized use is strictly
prohibited. Violators will prosecuted.
pam_service_name=vsftpd
userlist_enable=YES
userlist_deny=NO
userlist_file=/etc/vsftpd/user_list
listen=YES
tcp_wrappers=YES
chroot_local_user=YES
anon_max_rate=50000
local_max_rate=100000
anon_umask=0007
file_open_mode=0666
user_config_dir=/etc/vsftpd/userconfs

Then make a /etc/vsftpd/user_list and populate it with allowed user ids
for login. One per line. Mine only has 2 entries (the more locked
down the better).

Then make files, one per user allowed, the filename the same as the
username in /etc/vsftpd/userconfs/. I have 1 line in each:
local_root=/var/ftp/pub

Or wherever you want them to be able to access.

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