15.3. Files Installed with vsftpd
The
vsftpd RPM installs the daemon (/usr/sbin/vsftpd), its configuration and related files, as well as FTP directories onto the system. The following is a list of the files and directories most often considered when configuring vsftpd:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/vsftpd— The initialization script (initscript) used by the/sbin/servicecommand to start, stop, or reloadvsftpd. Refer to Section 15.4, “Starting and Stoppingvsftpd” for more information about using this script./etc/pam.d/vsftpd— The Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) configuration file forvsftpd. This file defines the requirements a user must meet to login to the FTP server. For more information, refer to Chapter 16, Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)./etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf— The configuration file forvsftpd. Refer to Section 15.5, “vsftpdConfiguration Options” for a list of important options contained within this file./etc/vsftpd.ftpusers— A list of users not allowed to log intovsftpd. By default, this list includes theroot,bin, anddaemonusers, among others./etc/vsftpd.user_list— This file can be configured to either deny or allow access to the users listed, depending on whether theuserlist_denydirective is set toYES(default) orNOin/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf. If/etc/vsftpd.user_listis used to grant access to users, the usernames listed must not appear in/etc/vsftpd.ftpusers./var/ftp/— The directory containing files served byvsftpd. It also contains the/var/ftp/pub/directory for anonymous users. Both directories are world-readable, but writable only by the root user.
