Ftp – vsftpd: allow access only for certain users

ftpvsftpd

I want to setup FTP server to allow only certain users, so with vsftpd, I add in vsftpd.conf:

local_enable=YES
user_config_dir=/etc/vsftpd_user_conf

In /etc/vsftpd_user_conf for the unix user foo I set in a file foo:

local_root=/home/foo/ftpdir
anon_world_readable_only=NO
write_enable=YES
anon_upload_enable=YES
anon_mkdir_write_enable=YES
anon_other_write_enable=YES
virtual_use_local_privs=YES
local_umask=022

… and I launch vsftpd. I can login to FTP with user foo. However, I also can with other unix users! How can I disable other unix users?

Best Answer

In vsftpd.conf add:
userlist_enable=YES
userlist_file=/etc/vsftpd.userlist
userlist_deny=NO

Edit the file to contain a username per row.

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What you need to use is a combo of user_config_dir and local_root. In the main config file /etc/vsftpd/vsftp.conf you have an entry like:

chroot_local_user=YES
user_config_dir=/etc/vsftpd/users

Inside that directory (/etc/vsftpd/users) you have a config file with the same name as the user ($USER in your case), and inside that file you have:

local_root=/var/www/sites/USER
dirlist_enable=YES
download_enable=YES
write_enable=YES

...where USER is the actual name (not literally USER or $USER).

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Sorry but it looks like you are confusing the protocols. I.e. SFTP and FTPS. SFTP is for SSH FTPS is used for and by the FTP server.

If you really want to lock the user down. Add /usr/sbin/nologin /etc/shells (this will stop SSH access) Add your user 'max' to /etc/vsftpd/chroot_list

Configure your filezilla to use FTPS

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