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Old 02-22-2017, 07:40 PM   #1
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vsftp documentation on setting "document root"


I looked at man pages for vsftpd and vsftpd.conf,
as well as /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.cpnf.
These are all the docs I could find using man -k vsftp.

I could not find out how to setup the
"document root" for upload or download
using the above documents.

There is NO mention of setting the directory for "document root".

"document root" means the default path when I connect to ftp.

What did I missed?
Thank you.

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Old 02-22-2017, 07:51 PM   #2
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I think these are the directives to set for
non-anonymous and anonymous access.

From man vsftpd.conf:
Quote:
local_root
This option represents a directory which vsftpd will try to change into after a local (i.e. non-anonymous) login. Failure is silently ignored.

Default: (none)
and

Quote:
anon_root
This option represents a directory which vsftpd will try to change into after an anonymous login. Failure is silently ignored.

Default: (none)
 
Old 02-23-2017, 02:40 AM   #3
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You're probably looking for chroot_list_enable and chroot_local_user. These will limit the user to a particular directory/location but does have a few caveats with their usage, mainly you must ensure the users can not modify the directory/location itself, being able to create/delete/modify things in the location however is fine. The caveat mainly applies to local users who may have SSH or SFTP access also.

The options you have got would appear to be no more than a simple change directory, no limitation.

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