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Asked: 2018-09-04 15:42:53 +0800 CST

where is vsftpd root directory on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

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Where is vsftpd home directory located on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and where does it store files?

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  1. It depends on your configuration - see man vsftpd.conf. There are two major cases:

    • By default the anonymous log-in is not enabled. So you must log-in with a system user. For example if you are logging-in with user1 you will be redirected to its $HOME directory, that should be /home/user1/.

    • If you have enabled the anonymous log-in by the option directive anonymous_enable, you must specify also anon_root. For example, to enamle the minimal anonymous configuration:

      • Add these two lines to /etc/vsftpd.conf:

        anonymous_enable=Yes
anon_root=/home/ftp/

      • Create the directory and restart the service:

        sudo mkdir /home/ftp/
sudo systemctl restart vsftpd.service

      • Note with this configuration the users are not permitted to upload files. This is more complicated task...

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