I created a user id for the purpose of being able to put/get files on a Red Hat server. I added the user id to the basic group in /etc/vsftpd in the file 'user.list' I am wondering can that user id I created have access to move around in other directories other than his own? This id is not a member of the chroot list and is it possible to change this id in vipw to /bin/nologin will this prevent the ability to ftp to his directory or move down in his directory?

Also, is there a way to log in without using pasv ftp using vsftpd?

I am not very familiar with this and want to make sure I get it configured correctly starting out.


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Gage

Wrt your user problem I'd say test it and read the VSFTP docs about its "virtual user" concept. Wrt PASV, if you don't want that, (its slightly less insecure from a server security point of view) you'll have to change PASV settings in vsftp.conf and what ports your firewall / router allows the clients to connection to. Make sure you don't want PASV since some clients may not be able to connect to the box without it.