While trying to connect to ftp server, getting error "500 OOPS: vsftpd: refusing to run with writable anonymous root"
Issue
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vsftpd is configured to allow anonymous upload (
anon_upload_enable=YES), but client connection attempts fail with the following error:Login failed: 500 OOPS: vsftpd: refusing to run with writable anonymous root
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- vsftpd
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