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21.2.2.4. SELinux Policy for vsftpd
The SELinux policy governing the
vsftpd daemon (as well as other ftpd processes), defines a mandatory access control, which, by default, is based on least access required. In order to allow the FTP daemon to access specific files or directories, appropriate labels need to be assigned to them.
For example, in order to be able to share files anonymously, the
public_content_t label must be assigned to the files and directories to be shared. You can do this using the chcon command as root:
~]# chcon -R -t public_content_t /path/to/directory
In the above command, replace /path/to/directory with the path to the directory to which you want to assign the label. Similarly, if you want to set up a directory for uploading files, you need to assign that particular directory the
public_content_rw_t label. In addition to that, the allow_ftpd_anon_write SELinux Boolean option must be set to 1. Use the setsebool command as root to do that:
~]# setsebool -P allow_ftpd_anon_write=1
If you want local users to be able to access their home directories through
FTP, which is the default setting on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, the ftp_home_dir Boolean option needs to be set to 1. If vsftpd is to be allowed to run in standalone mode, which is also enabled by default on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, the ftpd_is_daemon option needs to be set to 1 as well.
See the ftpd_selinux(8) manual page for more information, including examples of other useful labels and Boolean options, on how to configure the SELinux policy pertaining to
FTP. Also, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security-Enhanced Linux for more detailed information about SELinux in general.
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