How to configure detailed logging for vsftpd

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Issue

The default configuration for vsftpd logging is limited in detail. If you want to log more detailed information that shows things such as users and actual names of files that were transferred, you'll need to make a few configuration changes.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • vsftpd

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