VSFTPD gives error 500 when trying to chmod

hanswurst7 · 06-28-2015, 07:19 AM

I encountered a strange behavior on one of my servers i never had before:
When trying to chmod files or directories (SITE CHMOD) the server returns

Quote:

500 Invalid command

chmod_enable=YES is set in vsftpd.conf (should be default anyway).

Any ideas?

berndbausch · 06-29-2015, 06:54 PM

Are you connecting as the anonymous user? It won't work.
Have you restarted vsftpd?
Is there anything in the logfiles?

hanswurst7 · 06-30-2015, 03:13 PM

No, all users are local users.

I don't understand the invalid command error. Had permission denied in situations, where i allowed only some cmds, but never had invalid command.

No entry in the logs, i am really clueless.

I do linux administrative tasks for about 15 years now, but i have no great experience with vsftpd.