vsftpd allow anonymous log-in

Question

I'm setting up a ftp server, that will allow anonymous to READ/WRITE to the server. Here is my configuration.

anonymous_enable=YES
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
anon_upload_enable=YES
anon_mkdir_write_enable=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
connect_from_port_20=YES
xferlog_file=/var/log/xferlog
xferlog_std_format=YES
ftpd_banner=Welcome to blah FTP service.
listen=YES
pam_service_name=vsftpd
userlist_enable=NO
tcp_wrappers=YES
no_anon_password=YES

In my /var/ftp/ i set the permission to 755. When I tried to set it to 777 i got the following error, when i tried to log in.

500 OOPS: vsftpd: refusing to run with writeable anonymous root login failed.

Do i need to set up anything else to allow READ/WRITE for anonymous?

Read this discussion: http://serverfault.com/questions/247096/allow-anonymous-upload-for-vsftpd — AndrewQ, Jul 01 '13 at 15:21

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 01 '13 at 15:34

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You don't have to put 777 on /var/ftp. You must tell vsftpd where is your anonymous directory (anon_root directive), and then add:

chown_uploads=YES
chown_username=ftp

to your configuration. The 'ftp'username must exist in your /etc/passwd.

answered Jul 01 '13 at 15:34

AndrewQ

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I was able to log-in. When i tried to mkdir. i am getting the 550 error. Suggestions? – user1817081 Jul 01 '13 at 15:46
Which is the exact message you get? – AndrewQ Jul 01 '13 at 15:56
550 create directory operation failed. – user1817081 Jul 01 '13 at 16:45
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/var/ftp is owned by root, and 'ftp' cannot access it for write. Add a sub-directory in /var/ftp (i.e. 'pub'), change its ownership in 'ftp', change the default anon_root to '/var/ftp/pub' and try to create a directory in it. – AndrewQ Jul 01 '13 at 17:02

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 23 '14 at 11:06

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Try changing the directory permissions -

chgrp ftp ..path and chown ftp ..path

answered Jul 23 '14 at 11:06

Kunal

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