Files Installed With; Starting And Stopping; Vsftpd Vsftpd - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 Reference Manual

Chapter 14. FTP

14.3. Files Installed with

The RPM installs the daemon (
vsftpd
well as FTP directories onto the system. The following is a list of the files and directories most often
considered when configuring
• /etc/rc.d/init.d/vsftpd
/sbin/service
Stopping
vsftpd
•
/etc/pam.d/vsftpd
. This file defines the requirements a user must meet to login to the FTP server. For more
vsftpd
information about PAM, refer to Chapter 15 Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM).
• /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
Configuration Options for a list of important options contained within this file.
• /etc/vsftpd.ftpusers
includes the ,
root
• /etc/vsftpd.user_list
or allow the listed users access, depending on whether the
(default) or in
NO
access to users, the usernames listed must not appear in
directory — The directory containing files served by
• /var/ftp/
/var/ftp/pub/
only by the root user.

14.4. Starting and Stopping

The RPM installs the
vsftpd
command.
/sbin/service
To start the server, as root type:
/sbin/service vsftpd start
To stop the server, as root type:
/sbin/service vsftpd stop
The option is a shorthand way of stopping and then starting
restart
efficient way to make configuration changes take effect after editing the configuration file for
To restart the server, as root type:
/sbin/service vsftpd restart
The (conditional restart) option only starts
condrestart
option is useful for scripts, because it does not start the daemon if it is not running.
To conditionally restart the server, as root type:
/sbin/service vsftpd condrestart
By default, the
vsftpd
service to start up at boot time, use an initscript utility, such as
the Services Configuration Tool program. Refer to the chapter titled Controlling Access to Services
in Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide for more information regarding these tools.
vsftpd
/usr/sbin/vsftpd
:
vsftpd
—
command to start, stop, or reload
for more information about using this script.
— The Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) configuration file for
— The configuration file for
— A list of users not allowed to log into
, and users, among others.
bin daemon
— This file can be configured to either deny access to the users listed
/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
directory for anonymous users. Both directories are world-readable, but writable
vsftpd
/etc/rc.d/init.d/vsftpd
service does not start automatically at boot time. To configure the
The initialization
vsftpd
userlist_deny
. If
/etc/vsftpd.user_list
/etc/vsftpd.ftpusers
script, which can be accessed using the
vsftpd
), its configuration and related files, as
script (initscript)
. Refer to Section 14.4 Starting and
. Refer to Section 14.5
vsftpd
. By default this list
vsftpd
directive is set to
. It also contains the
vsftpd
. This is the most
vsftpd
if it is currently running. This
/sbin/chkconfig
215
used by the
vsftpd
YES
is used to grant
.
.
vsftpd
vsftpd
, /sbin/ntsysv, or