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Old 10-14-2009, 03:52 PM   #1
bmccarty12
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ftp access to /var/www/html


Setup I am trying to accomplish:
We want to run a website that will be stored in /var/www/html. We have 1 account (webadmin) that needs to be able to use FTP to upload files to that directory. Currently that account is getting a permissions error.

In the vsftpd.conf I have the following:
# Uncomment this to allow local users to log in.
local_enable=YES
# lock down users to their home directories
chroot_local_user=YES

Also the home directory of webadmin is set to
[root@server vsftpd]# ~webadmin
-bash: /var/www/html: is a directory

The rights in this directory are:
[root@server vsftpd]# ls -alZ /var/www/html
drwxrwxr-x webadmin webadmin system_ubject_r:httpd_sys_content_t .
drwxr-xr-x root root system_ubject_r:httpd_sys_content_t ..
-rw------- webadmin webadmin system_ubject_r:httpd_sys_content_t .bash_history
-rwxr-Sr-x root root system_ubject_r:httpd_sys_content_t index.html
-rw------- webadmin webadmin system_ubject_r:httpd_sys_content_t .viminfo



Any thoughts on what I am doing incorrectly ? Another bit of info is that a second user gets the same permission error going to a different directory. This one has a home directory set to /home/user1.

Thanks,
Bill
 
Old 10-15-2009, 03:00 AM   #2
Forrest Coredump
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You would need to add the appropriate selinux context to the directory you wish your user to have access to via vsftp, however; the directory can only have on context (httpd is already applied, and for good reason)- thus the only way I can see to accomplish this is via a boolean. I haven't tested, but seeing as you already set ~webman to /var/www/html, then the following may help.

getsebool -a|grep ftp
setsebool -P ftp_home_dir on

You'll probably need to set this as well
setsebool -P httpd_enable_homedirs on

Of course you could disable selinux, but I don't recommend that approach.
 
Old 10-16-2009, 12:21 PM   #3
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Thanks for the help. Here is the output from the commands you suggested. The webadmin account still has no access after these changes. But do these messages indicate that I have set this account up incorrectly ?



[root@server ~]# setsebool -P httpd_enable_homedirs on
webadmin homedir /var/www/html or its parent directory conflicts with a
defined context in /etc/selinux/targeted/contexts/files/file_contexts,
/usr/sbin/genhomedircon will not create a new context. This usually indicates an incorrectly defined system account. If it is a system account please make sure its login shell is /sbin/nologin.



[root@server ~]# setsebool -P ftp_home_dir on
webadmin homedir /var/www/html or its parent directory conflicts with a
defined context in /etc/selinux/targeted/contexts/files/file_contexts,
/usr/sbin/genhomedircon will not create a new context. This usually indicates an incorrectly defined system account. If it is a system account please make sure its login shell is /sbin/nologin.


[root@server ~]# getsebool -a| grep ftp
allow_ftpd_anon_write --> off
allow_ftpd_full_access --> off
allow_ftpd_use_cifs --> off
allow_ftpd_use_nfs --> off
allow_tftp_anon_write --> off
ftp_home_dir --> on
ftpd_disable_trans --> off
ftpd_is_daemon --> on
httpd_enable_ftp_server --> off
tftpd_disable_trans --> off
 
  


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