How to Install and Configure VSFTPD on Fedora 22
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is probably the most popular method of uploading files to a server; a wide array of FTP servers, such as vsftpd, and clients exist for every platform.
Pre-Flight Check
- These instructions are intended specifically for installing the vsfptd on Fedora 22.
- I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Self Managed Fedora 22 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.
Step 1: Install VSFTPD
As a matter of best practice we’ll update our packages:
dnf -y update
Then let’s install vsftpd and any required packages:
dnf -y install vsftpd
Step 2: Configure VSFTPD
For a refresher on editing files with vim see: New User Tutorial: Overview of the Vim Text Editor
Let’s edit the configuration file for vsftpd:
vim /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
Disallow anonymous, unidentified users to access files via FTP; change the anonymous_enable setting to NO:
anonymous_enable=NO
Allow local uses to login by changing the local_enable setting to YES:
local_enable=YES
If you want local user to be able to write to a directory, then change the write_enable setting to YES:
write_enable=YES
Local users will be ‘chroot jailed’ and they will be denied access to any other part of the server; change the chroot_local_user setting to YES:
chroot_local_user=YES
Exit and save the file with the command :wq.
Restart the vsftpd service:
systemctl restart vsftpd
Then set the vsftpd service to start at boot:
systemctl enable vsftpd
Step 3: Allow VSFTPD Through the Firewall
Allow the default FTP port, port 21, through firewalld:
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=21/tcp
And reload the firewall:
firewall-cmd --reload
Possible Errors
There are a couple of common vsftpd errors that we’ve already solved for you! Check out the following articles if you run into further issues.
- Error: 500 OOPS: vsftpd: refusing to run with writable root inside chroot() [SOLVED]
- Error: 500 OOPS: priv_sock_get_cmd [SOLVED]
- Error: 500 OOPS: priv_sock_get_int [SOLVED]
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