NOTE: CentOS Enterprise Linux 5 is built from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code. Other than logo and name changes CentOS Enterprise Linux 5 is compatible with the equivalent Red Hat version. This document applies equally to both Red Hat and CentOS Enterprise Linux 5.
The vsftpd RPM installs the
daemon (/usr/sbin/vsftpd),
its configuration and related files, as well as FTP directories
onto the system. The following lists the files and directories
related to vsftpd
configuration:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/vsftpd
— The initialization script
(initscript) used by the /sbin/service command to start,
stop, or reload vsftpd. Refer to Section 22.4, “Starting and Stopping vsftpd” for more information about
using this script.
/etc/pam.d/vsftpd
— The Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)
configuration file for vsftpd. This file specifies the
requirements a user must meet to login to the FTP server. For
more information, refer to Section 42.4, “Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)”.
/etc/vsftpd.ftpusers
— A list of users not allowed to log into vsftpd. By default, this list
includes the root,
bin, and daemon users, among others.
/etc/vsftpd.user_list
— This file can be configured to either deny or allow
access to the users listed, depending on whether the userlist_deny directive is set to
YES (default) or NO in /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf. If
/etc/vsftpd.user_list is
used to grant access to users, the usernames listed must
not appear in /etc/vsftpd.ftpusers.
/var/ftp/ — The
directory containing files served by vsftpd. It also contains the
/var/ftp/pub/ directory
for anonymous users. Both directories are world-readable, but
writable only by the root user.
