The vsftpd RPM installs the daemon
(/usr/sbin/vsftpd), its configuration and related
files, as well as FTP directories onto the system. The following is a
list of the files and directories most often considered when configuring
vsftpd:
/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 15.4 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 defines the requirements a user
must meet to login to the FTP server. For more information, refer to
Chapter 16 Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM).
/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf — The
configuration file for vsftpd. Refer to Section 15.5 vsftpd Configuration Options for a list of important options
contained within this file.
/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.
