Log In Options And Access Controls - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 - DEPLOYMENT Deployment Manual

Chapter 23. FTP
Modules (PAM)"
for more information. If session logging is not necessary, disabling this option
allows vsftpd to run with less processes and lower privileges.
The default value is YES.

23.5.2. Log In Options and Access Controls

The following is a list of directives which control the login behavior and access control mechanisms.
• anonymous_enable — When enabled, anonymous users are allowed to log in. The usernames
anonymous and ftp are accepted.
The default value is YES.
Section 23.5.3, "Anonymous User Options"
Refer to
users.
• banned_email_file — If the deny_email_enable directive is set to YES, this directive
specifies the file containing a list of anonymous email passwords which are not permitted access to
the server.
The default value is /etc/vsftpd.banned_emails.
• banner_file — Specifies the file containing text displayed when a connection is established to
the server. This option overrides any text specified in the ftpd_banner directive.
There is no default value for this directive.
• cmds_allowed — Specifies a comma-delimited list of FTP commands allowed by the server. All
other commands are rejected.
There is no default value for this directive.
• deny_email_enable — When enabled, any anonymous user utilizing email passwords specified
in the /etc/vsftpd.banned_emails are denied access to the server. The name of the file
referenced by this directive can be specified using the banned_email_file directive.
The default value is NO.
• ftpd_banner — When enabled, the string specified within this directive is displayed when a
connection is established to the server. This option can be overridden by the banner_file
directive.
By default vsftpd displays its standard banner.
• local_enable — When enabled, local users are allowed to log into the system.
The default value is YES.
Section 23.5.4, "Local User Options"
Refer to
• pam_service_name — Specifies the PAM service name for vsftpd.
The default value is ftp. Note, in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the value is set to vsftpd.
• The default value is NO. Note, in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the value is set to YES.
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for a list of directives affecting anonymous
for a list of directives affecting local users.