CentOS 8.x vsftpd

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To setup vsftpd use following steps

1. Install vsftpd server

   dnf -y install vsftpd vim

2. Enable and start service

   systemctl enable vsftpd
   systemctl start vsftpd

3. Edit '/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf' as follows:

   chroot_local_user=YES
   allow_writeable_chroot=YES
   chroot_list_enable=YES
   # (default follows)
   chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd/chroot_list

4. Create user using:

   useradd user1
   passwd user1

5. Create /etc/vsftpd/chroot_list with

   user1

6. Restart and check status

   systemctl restart vsftpd
   systemctl status vsftpd

7. Either disable firewall using

   systemctl stop firewalld
   systemctl disable firewalld

   OR allow ftp via firewall using (Not tested)

   firewall-cmd --add-service=ftp --permanent
   firewall-cmd --reload

8. Open nautilus and try to connect using
   1. ftp://anonymous@<server-ip-or-fqdn> #Should lead to permission denied
   2. ftp://user1@<server-ip-or-fqdn> #Enter password to access entire system using ftp protocol

Refer:

• https://vitux.com/centos-vsftpd/
• https://www.osradar.com/how-to-configure-a-ftp-server-on-opensuse-15-1/ -- For OpenSuse leap 15 vsftpd setup

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