I am configuring with Ansible a VM running Ubuntu to run this FTP server: vsftpd, however after the installation when I inspect the logs with journalctl -u vsftpd.service I see:

Nov 20 17:49:58 my-vm systemd: Starting vsftpd FTP server...
Nov 20 17:49:58 my-vm systemd: Started vsftpd FTP server.
Nov 20 17:50:06 my-vm systemd: Stopping vsftpd FTP server...
Nov 20 17:50:06 my-vm systemd: Stopped vsftpd FTP server.
Nov 20 17:50:06 my-vm systemd: Starting vsftpd FTP server...
Nov 20 17:50:06 my-vm systemd: Started vsftpd FTP server.
Nov 20 17:50:06 my-vm systemd: vsftpd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=2/INVALIDARGUMENT
Nov 20 17:50:06 my-vm systemd: vsftpd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

I am not sure what's wrong with the configuration I am setting at /etc/vsftpd.conf, this:

anonymous_enable=NO        # disable anonymous login
local_enable=YES           # permit local logins
write_enable=YES           # enable FTP commands which change the filesystem
local_umask=022            # value of umask for file creation for local users
dirmessage_enable=YES      # enable showing of messages when users first enter a new directory
xferlog_enable=YES         # a log file will be maintained detailing uploads and downloads
connect_from_port_20=YES   # use port 20 (ftp-data) on the server machine for PORT style connections
xferlog_std_format=YES     # keep standard log file format
listen=NO                  # prevent vsftpd from running in standalone mode
listen_ipv6=YES            # THIS DOES NOT FIX THE FOLLWING: 'journalctl -u vsftpd.service' gives: 'vsftpd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=2/INVALIDARGUMENT'
pam_service_name=vsftpd    # name of the PAM service vsftpd will use
userlist_enable=YES        # enable vsftpd to load a list of usernames
tcp_wrappers=YES           # turn on tcp wrappers
ls_recurse_enable=YES      # allow to recursively inspect the file system (no problem with heavy I/O)
chroot_local_user=YES      # local users limited to their home directories after login (chroot jail)
allow_writeable_chroot=YES # allow chroot jail for local users to be writable
pasv_enable=YES            # enable passive connections
pasv_min_port=10000        # passive connections port range
pasv_max_port=10100        # passive connections port range
ssl_enable=YES             # enable FTPS
ssl_tlsv1=YES              # only TLS (not old SSL standards)
ssl_sslv2=NO               # only TLS (not old SSL standards)
ssl_sslv3=NO               # only TLS (not old SSL standards)
rsa_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
rsa_private_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key

- How can I make that FTP server daemon running without errors? - What's wrong with the configuration file?

I have configured VSFTPD in a CentOS machine to run on two instances, with vsftpd.conf and vsftpd2.conf. Here is the content of the second conf file: anonymous_enable=NO chroot_list_enable=YES chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd/chroot_list chroot_local_user=YES connect_from_port_20=YES dirmessage_enable=YES force_local_data_ssl=YES force_local_logins_ssl=YES ftpd_banner=Hello. listen=YES listen_port=30 local_enable=YES local_umask=022 pam_service_name=vsftpd pasv_enable=YES pasv_address=192.168.100.162 pasv_max_port=389 pasv_min_port=389 rsa_cert_file=/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.pem ssl_enable=YES ssl_sslv2=NO ssl_sslv3=NO ssl_tlsv1=YES ssl_ciphers=HIGH user_config_dir=/etc/vsftpd/user_conf userlist_enable=NO write_enable=YES xferlog_enable=YES xferlog_file=/var/log/xferlog2 xferlog_std_format=NO dual_log_enable=YES log_ftp_protocol=YES The first conf file is identical excepting the xferlog file, the listen_port that is missing, and the pasv_max_port/pasv_min_port that are 65000/60000 So I have one FTPS working on port 21 and the other on port 30. Both are working fine, but I want to make sure that 389 is really being used. So, I started a session with Wireshark, where I could see all my TCP packets to port 30, but no one to 389. Instead, I see packets to my remote server on port 49276. How can I make sure that this is working fine?

I have tried with a old unix client (on Interactive Unix) the command "remotestatus" and on my ftp server (vsftpd) show the version! ftp> remotestatus ftp> 211-FTP server status: Connected to ??? Logged in as ftp TYPE: BINARY No session bandwidth limit Session timeout in seconds is 300 Control connection is plain text Data connections will be plain text vsFTPd 3.0.3 - secure, fast, stable Is possible to hide the version? Change the banner don't work.

I am getting error 500 OOPS: cannot change directory:/logs while using file zila client to access this directory. My linux kernel version is "4.9.11". I have created a user called log_user which corresponds to /logs directory. This custom user I have created this by using my custom yocto layer which corresponds to "rocko" version. Below is my vsftpd.conf file listen=YES anonymous_enable=NO local_enable=YES write_enable=YES local_umask=022 dirmessage_enable=YES xferlog_enable=YES connect_from_port_20=YES xferlog_std_format=YES chroot_list_enable=YES chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd.chroot_list pam_service_name=vsftpd userlist_deny=NO userlist_enable=YES use_localtime=YES chroot_local_user=YES allow_writeable_chroot=YES tcp_wrappers=YES local_enable=YES userlist_file=/etc/vsftpd.user_list virtual_use_local_privs=YES user_config_dir=/etc/vsftpd/user_config/ Below is my /etc/vsftpd/user_config/log_user file local_root=/logs write_enable=YES Here is the output of ls in the root directory for . and .. $ ls -als / 4 drwxrwx--- 23 root netdev 4096 Jan 1 1970 . 4 drwxrwx--- 23 root netdev 4096 Jan 1 1970 .. The /logs directory has 755 permissions. I have found one hack that is if I manually give the below command in the root directory ftp works like magic ! cd / chmod 755 . Is there any other way or some other configuration changes I can do to achieve ftp connection without touching the file permissions in the root directory? As I need to protect my file systems.

Hi I installed vsftpd on ubuntu 20.04, at the beginning I tested my FTP server without having secured and it worked fine !! But when I use the TLS certification the server does not work anymore I do not know what it is where it is what's the problem please help me! This is the configuration of my certification in vsftpd.conf rsa_cert_file=/etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem rsa_private_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem ssl_enable=YES user_sub_token=$USER local_root=/home/$USER/ftp allow_writeable_chroot=YES pasv_min_port=10000 pasv_max_port=11000 userlist_enable=YES userlist_file=/etc/vsftpd.user_list userlist_deny=NO allow_anon_ssl=NO force_local_data_ssl=YES force_local_logins_ssl=YES ssl_tlsv1=YES ssl_sslv2=NO ssl_sslv3=NO require_ssl_reuse=NO ssl_ciphers=HIGH my error output of fillezilla is : Error: The data connection cannot be established: ECONNREFUSED - Connection refused by the server in log file i get : Fri Apr 9 21:30:18 2021 [pid 5390] DEBUG: Client "::ffff:196.178.36.3", "SSL version: TLSv1.3, SSL cipher: TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384, not reused, no cert" OUtupt systemctl status vsftpd :

vsftpd.service - vsftpd FTP server
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/vsftpd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Sat 2021-04-10 08:14:06 UTC; 3h 40min ago
    Process: 5466 ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /var/run/vsftpd/empty (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 5467 (vsftpd)
      Tasks: 10 (limit: 2282)
     Memory: 4.1M
     CGroup: /system.slice/containerd.service/system.slice/vsftpd.service
             |-5467 /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd.conf
             |-5483 /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd.conf
             |-5484 /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd.conf
             |-5485 /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd.conf
             |-5486 /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd.conf
             |-5487 /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd.conf
             |-5488 /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd.conf
             |-5490 /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd.conf
             |-5491 /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd.conf
             `-5492 /usr/sbin/vsftpd /etc/vsftpd.conf

Apr 10 08:14:06 VPS systemd: Starting vsftpd FTP server...
Apr 10 08:14:06 VPS systemd: Started vsftpd FTP server.

Hi every i used a vsftpd server so this is my configuration and the error output when i test my ftp server online :

rsa_cert_file=/etc/letsencrypt/live/2m-partners.tn/fullchain.pem
rsa_private_key_file=/etc/letsencrypt/live/2m-partners.tn/privkey.pem
#ssl_enable=NO
pasv_enable=YES
pasv_min_port=30000
pasv_max_port=31000
pasv_address=51.91.250.89
port_enable=YES
ssl_enable=yes
allow_anon_ssl=NO
force_local_data_ssl=YES
force_local_logins_ssl=YES
ssl_tlsv1=YES
ssl_sslv2=NO
ssl_sslv3=NO
require_ssl_reuse=NO
ssl_ciphers=HIGH
user_sub_token=$USER
local_root=/home/$USER/ftp
allow_writeable_chroot=YES
userlist_enable=YES
userlist_file=/etc/vsftpd.user_list
userlist_deny=NO

The site is https://ftptest.net/#result and the output error is :

Error: Could not establish data connection: Connection refused
Check that is part of your passive mode port range.
If it is outside your desired port range, you have a router and/or firewall that is modifying your FTP data.
Make sure that this port is open in your firewall port needs to be forwarded in your router.
In some cases your ISP might block that port. In this case configure the server to use a different passive mode port range. Contact your ISP for details which ports are blocked.

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I have found some [help](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/94603/limit-ftp-access-only-to-the-var-www-with-vsftpd) regarding locking an FTP user to their home directory, but after following steps, I find I'm still able to run cd .. and exit that directory and browse the file system. I'm using CentOS 7. Here are my steps: yum install vsftpd ftp -y systemctl enable vsftp && suystemctl start vsftpd I modify /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf and set chroot_local_user=YES. useradd lockeduser passwd lockeduser Following prompts, I set the password. usermod --home /mnt/library/locked-folder lockeduser Once that has been configured, I ftp in and open a connection to the local IP. I now land in the locked-folder directory, however I can navigate anywhere I want from there. I feel I am missing something obvious.

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