FTP - changing default directory
 

Hi ,

i am running redhat ES 4 nad i need to configure ftp. Basically by default if access through web browser like ftp://ipaddress , it goes to pub only. So i added a line in the configuration vsftpd.conf as
local_root=/data/custdata this is what i need if i type via browser ftp://ipaddress but it doesnot come up rather it show the same default dir /pub only. how to change this to custom directory. pls help me out in this concerns


Thanks

Did you restarted vsftpd?

yes , i did but no use again if i do ftp://ipaddress it shows pub dir only.

If they are connecting with username/password, that should work, check your folder permissions. (If they are connecting anonymously, use the variable anon_root.) The daemon starts in pub and tries to change into the specified folder, but will "fail silently" if the folder doesn't exist or doesn't have the correct permissions.

It is working via command line in the linux server with the ftp login but through browser type ftp://ipaddres it take into pub directory only and it doesnot ask any login info which i have created for ftp .Do i need to make any change in the configuration

You need to add the anon_root=/data/custdata to the vsftpd.conf file.

A word of caution - If anonymous users can write those files, other anonymous users can read it.

Edit - Clarification - If you have anonymous write access, you have no control over miscreants altering or possibly deleting your data.

yes , I added the line anon_root in the config file but it shows the error messages as

500 oops: vsftpd refusing to run with writable anonymous root then i entered ftp login and finally it shows connection interrupted in the browser

Ok, looks like anon_root is meant for read-only access, as it really should be.

Create a new user account on your system, and give that account access to your /data/custdata, then connect with the url Of course use the actual username and domain name you have. You should be prompted for a password, then dropped into the folder you want.

i created new username gave access to the directory , still it shows the same error like

500 oops: Cannot change directory:/data/cust0011
500 oops: child died
the authentication screen displays behind this error message, after giving login info, it says connection interrupted , the network link was interrupted while negotiating connection

That still sounds like a permissions issue.

Dear
Change owner of /data/cust0011 to new user name
chown -R newusername: /data/cust0011

Also ensure that that user have execute permission on /data

chmod 755 /data

Thanks