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Old 03-15-2021, 05:34 AM   #1
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Problem with permissions on ftp server


I have fedora server installed on thinkpad laptop which is connected to my home wireless network. I installed ftp server and i am able to connect over ftp connection with Kodi and stream media files without issue, but if i connect with FileZilla and try to create folder i get this error:
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550 Create directory operation failed.
Even if i login over ssh and create folder with owner 'ftp' and permission 777 i still can't create folder inside it using FileZilla.

This is the /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf file:

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# Example config file /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
#
# The default compiled in settings are fairly paranoid. This sample file
# loosens things up a bit, to make the ftp daemon more usable.
# Please see vsftpd.conf.5 for all compiled in defaults.
#
# READ THIS: This example file is NOT an exhaustive list of vsftpd options.
# Please read the vsftpd.conf.5 manual page to get a full idea of vsftpd's
# capabilities.
#
# Allow anonymous FTP? (Beware - allowed by default if you comment this out).
anonymous_enable=NO
#
# Uncomment this to allow local users to log in.
local_enable=YES
#
# Uncomment this to enable any form of FTP write command.
write_enable=YES
#
# Default umask for local users is 077. You may wish to change this to 022,
# if your users expect that (022 is used by most other ftpd's)
local_umask=022
#
# Uncomment this to allow the anonymous FTP user to upload files. This only
# has an effect if the above global write enable is activated. Also, you will
# obviously need to create a directory writable by the FTP user.
# When SELinux is enforcing check for SE bool allow_ftpd_anon_write, allow_ftpd_full_access
#anon_upload_enable=YES
#
# Uncomment this if you want the anonymous FTP user to be able to create
# new directories.
#anon_mkdir_write_enable=YES
#
# Activate directory messages - messages given to remote users when they
# go into a certain directory.
dirmessage_enable=YES
#
# Activate logging of uploads/downloads.
xferlog_enable=YES
#
# Make sure PORT transfer connections originate from port 20 (ftp-data).
connect_from_port_20=YES
#
# If you want, you can arrange for uploaded anonymous files to be owned by
# a different user. Note! Using "root" for uploaded files is not
# recommended!
#chown_uploads=YES
#chown_username=whoever
#
# You may override where the log file goes if you like. The default is shown
# below.
#xferlog_file=/var/log/xferlog
#
# If you want, you can have your log file in standard ftpd xferlog format.
# Note that the default log file location is /var/log/xferlog in this case.
xferlog_std_format=YES
#
# You may change the default value for timing out an idle session.
#idle_session_timeout=600
#
# You may change the default value for timing out a data connection.
#data_connection_timeout=120
#
# It is recommended that you define on your system a unique user which the
# ftp server can use as a totally isolated and unprivileged user.
#nopriv_user=ftpsecure
#
# Enable this and the server will recognise asynchronous ABOR requests. Not
# recommended for security (the code is non-trivial). Not enabling it,
# however, may confuse older FTP clients.
#async_abor_enable=YES
#
# By default the server will pretend to allow ASCII mode but in fact ignore
# the request. Turn on the below options to have the server actually do ASCII
# mangling on files when in ASCII mode. The vsftpd.conf(5) man page explains
# the behaviour when these options are disabled.
# Beware that on some FTP servers, ASCII support allows a denial of service
# attack (DoS) via the command "SIZE /big/file" in ASCII mode. vsftpd
# predicted this attack and has always been safe, reporting the size of the
# raw file.
# ASCII mangling is a horrible feature of the protocol.
ascii_upload_enable=YES
ascii_download_enable=YES
#
# You may fully customise the login banner string:
#ftpd_banner=Welcome to blah FTP service.
#
# You may specify a file of disallowed anonymous e-mail addresses. Apparently
# useful for combatting certain DoS attacks.
#deny_email_enable=YES
# (default follows)
#banned_email_file=/etc/vsftpd/banned_emails
#
# You may specify an explicit list of local users to chroot() to their home
# directory. If chroot_local_user is YES, then this list becomes a list of
# users to NOT chroot().
# (Warning! chroot'ing can be very dangerous. If using chroot, make sure that
# the user does not have write access to the top level directory within the
# chroot)
#chroot_local_user=YES
#chroot_list_enable=YES
# (default follows)
#chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd/chroot_list
#
# You may activate the "-R" option to the builtin ls. This is disabled by
# default to avoid remote users being able to cause excessive I/O on large
# sites. However, some broken FTP clients such as "ncftp" and "mirror" assume
# the presence of the "-R" option, so there is a strong case for enabling it.
ls_recurse_enable=YES
#
# When "listen" directive is enabled, vsftpd runs in standalone mode and
# listens on IPv4 sockets. This directive cannot be used in conjunction
# with the listen_ipv6 directive.
listen=YES
#
# This directive enables listening on IPv6 sockets. By default, listening
# on the IPv6 "any" address (::) will accept connections from both IPv6
# and IPv4 clients. It is not necessary to listen on *both* IPv4 and IPv6
# sockets. If you want that (perhaps because you want to listen on specific
# addresses) then you must run two copies of vsftpd with two configuration
# files.
# Make sure, that one of the listen options is commented !!
listen_ipv6=NO

pam_service_name=vsftpd
userlist_enable=YES
 
Old 03-15-2021, 06:06 AM   #2
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SELinux? See if your attempt to create a directory generates an entry in /var/log/audit/audit.log. You can also use the SELinux troubleshooter for suggestions how to solve the problem (if it's indeed caused by SELinux).
 
Old 03-15-2021, 06:47 AM   #3
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Yes, SElinux was the problem. I disabled it and now i can create folders with FileZilla. By they way, why FileZilla shows the owner for all folders as 1000?
 
Old 03-15-2021, 09:06 AM   #4
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Yes, SElinux was the problem. I disabled it and now i can create folders with FileZilla. By they way, why FileZilla shows the owner for all folders as 1000?
I would not disable it. Rather, use SELinux booleans to relax the rules. See the man page for ftpd_selinux; perhaps ftp_home_dir is the solution.

Back to the question, I'd say Filezilla can't read the password file on the remote server.
 
Old 03-15-2021, 10:16 AM   #5
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This server is behind NAT and i am using only for media streaming locally. I don't think i need SElniux enabled, i also have disabled the firewall.
 
Old 03-15-2021, 11:22 AM   #6
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Don't disable either SELinux OR the firewall.

You said you have it connected to "home wireless network". guess what - you don't know WHAT or WHO might be connecting.

It is why I don't use FTP ever... and certainly not over wireless.
 
Old 03-16-2021, 01:50 AM   #7
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Yes, SElinux was the problem. I disabled it and now i can create folders with FileZilla. By they way, why FileZilla shows the owner for all folders as 1000?
Out of interest is the FTP server running as a VM and pulling the FTP DATA from your physical HDD on your laptop and not necessarily direct stored on the VM? Or similar situation
 
Old 03-17-2021, 04:46 AM   #8
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No, FTP server is not running on VM.
 
  


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