Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 Reference Manual

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Chapter 14. FTP 21914.5.3. Anonymous User OptionsThe following is a list of directives which control anonymous user access to the server. To use theseoptions, the anonymous_enable directive must be set to YES.• anon_mkdir_write_enable — When enabled in conjunction with the write_enable directive,anonymous users are allowed to create new directories within a parent directory which has writepermissions.The default value is NO.• anon_root — Specifies the directory vsftpd changes to after an anonymous user logs in.There is no default value for this directive.• anon_upload_enable — When enabled in conjunction with the write_enable directive,anonymous users are allowed to upload files within a parent directory which has write permissions.The default value is NO.• anon_world_readable_only — When enabled, anonymous users are only allowed to downloadworld-readable files.The default value is YES.• ftp_username — Specifies the local user account (listed in /etc/passwd) used for the anony-mous FTP user. The home directory specified in /etc/passwd for the user is the root directory ofthe anonymous FTP user.The default value is ftp.• no_anon_password — When enabled, the anonymous user is not asked for a password.The default value is NO.14.5.4. Local User OptionsThe following is a list of directives which characterize the way local users access the server. To usethese options, the local_enable directive must be set to YES.• chmod_enable — When enabled, the FTP command SITE CHMOD is allowed for local users. Thiscommand allows the users to change the permissions on files.The default value is YES.• chroot_list_enable — When enabled, the local users listed in the file specified in thechroot_list_file directive are placed in a chroot jail upon log in.If enabled in conjunction with the chroot_local_user directive, the local users listed in the filespecified in the chroot_list_file directive are not placed in a chroot jail upon log in.The default value is NO.• chroot_list_file — Specifies the file containing a list of local users referenced when thechroot_list_enable directive is set to YES.The default value is /etc/vsftpd.chroot_list.• chroot_local_user — When enabled, local users are change-rooted to their home directoriesafter logging in.The default value is NO.