Changing default directory / vsftpd

chrisknight · 03-24-2003, 04:56 PM

This may seem trivial but I could not get it to work by changing vsftpd.conf.
I know the default dir for an anon login is /var/ftp/.
I also know that the default dir for a "real" user is /home/USER/.
I have a dir at /var/buster/left
I want to be able to log in as bob87 (my user) and have the server land him in /var/buster/left.

Can I do that?

P.S. Im using RedHat 8.

chrisknight · 03-24-2003, 08:43 PM

I had the great idea to try changing the HOME path of bob87's .bash_profile to /var/buster/left.

That didnt work.

Any ideas?

Recap: Im trying to have a user login to an FTP account and have the server drop him into a specified directory.

chrisknight · 03-24-2003, 10:38 PM

OK... I just solved my own problem... It was so simple, I feel like an idiot!

bentman78 · 03-26-2003, 06:11 AM

how?
I am having the same issue. There must be something I am overlooking. I did the same thing you did by changing the home directory. What did you do?

chrisknight · 03-26-2003, 04:45 PM

OK... I felt silly (and actually laughed out loud) after I figured this out.
I use RedHat Linux 8 / KDE 3.0.3-8
Click the lower left icon on the task bar to bring up your program list.
Click on 'System Settings' then click 'Users and Groups'.
Highlite the user who's FTP default log-on directory you want to change.
Then up at the top, click 'Properties'... This will give you that users properties.

Change "Home Driectory" to what over you want it to be.

It just doesnt get any easier than that... I was looking for some config file when KDE could have done it for me all along.

bentman78 · 03-27-2003, 06:16 AM

Yeah, I was looking for some config file in the VSFTP.CONF. I just created an FTP user account (ftpuser) and pointed it's home directory to a drive I had mounted. I felt stupid too after I researched it and figured it out.