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21.2.2.5. Files Installed with vsftpd
The vsftpd RPM installs the daemon (
vsftpd), its configuration and related files, as well as FTP directories onto the system. The following lists the files and directories related to vsftpd configuration:
/etc/pam.d/vsftpd— The Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) configuration file forvsftpd. This file specifies the requirements a user must meet to log in to theFTPserver. For more information on PAM, see the Using Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) chapter of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Single Sign-On and Smart Cards guide./etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf— The configuration file forvsftpd. See Section 21.2.2.6, “vsftpd Configuration Options” for a list of important options contained within this file./etc/vsftpd/ftpusers— A list of users not allowed to log in tovsftpd. By default, this list includes theroot,bin, anddaemonusers, among others./etc/vsftpd/user_list— This file can be configured to either deny or allow access to the users listed, depending on whether theuserlist_denydirective is set toYES(default) orNOin/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf. If/etc/vsftpd/user_listis used to grant access to users, the user names listed must not appear in/etc/vsftpd/ftpusers./var/ftp/— The directory containing files served byvsftpd. It also contains the/var/ftp/pub/directory for anonymous users. Both directories are world-readable, but writable only by therootuser.
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