550 create directory operation failed in vsftpd
 

Hi, all

I have established vsftpd in my rhel6 64 bit linux box and want to allow only anonymous login not local user. When i successfully login and try to make a directory (mkdir prabhat). it says "550 Create directory operation failed".

I have also change permission of /var/ftp
- chmod o+w /vat/ftp -

and also allow selinux
- setsebool -P ftp_home_dir=1

My vsftpd version is "vsftpd-2.2.2-6.el6.x86_64" and here is my vsftpd conf file: -
- anonymous_enable=YES
- local_enable=NO (I have disabled local enable)
- write_enable-YES
- #local umask=022 (I have commented local umask)
- anon_upload_enable=YES
- anon_mkdir_write_enable=YES
- dirmessage_enable=YES
- listen=YES
- pam_service_name=vsftpd
- userlist_enable=YES
- userlist_disable=YES
- tcp_warppers=YES

how are you trying to create the directory??

can you tell me the steps?

for anon user to have the rights to write/create subdirs you need to
chmod 777 /var/ftp

meaning that every file/dir below "/var/ftp" can be crated by any user.

ftp <ip addr>
ftp > mkdir prabhat
550 Creating directory operations failed

still dosen't work same message appear again

Hi,

By default vsftpd does not allow writing into the anon_root directory.
If you want to be able to upload files and create directories as anonymous user, you should create a subdir, e.g. /var/ftp/pub and do what you want into that directory. Of course it must be owned by the ftp user

Regards

I have change permission to all user (chmod 777 ftp, chmod 777 /ftp/pub) and also created a directory anonupload into pub then after change anonupload permission to all where i also change owner of dir to ftp (chown ftp:ftp anonupload/) then i loginto ftp try to create dir (mkdir) the message appear same.

Hi,

By default in RHEL, the ftp user (it's the user used for anonymous logins) home directory is /var/ftp. So you have to create the pub under /var/ftp and make sure its owned by ftp:
If you still cannot write into /var/ftp/pub, i.e. you cannot upload a file or create a directory, then check SELinux settings. I'm not familiar with it, but from the ftpd_selinux manpage, I guess you need to use:

If you are logging in default directory pub

then this is what you have to do

Thank you bathory, thanks a lot

It works now i can create directory into /var/ftp/pub by anonymous user, but i can't remove the directory that i created it's says "550 Permission Denied"

Hi,

By default vsftpd does not allow anonymous users to delete files/directories, because this way an anonymous user could delete something uploaded by another anonymous user. From the vsftpd.conf manpage:
If you are absolutely sure you want this, then set the "anon_other_write_enable" to YES.

Regards

thanks bathory now i can remove, rename file and directory by anonymous user in ftp. Thanks a lot ur help appreciated me

Thanks bathory , this worked for me too.