15.5.3. Anonymous User Options
The following lists directives which control anonymous user access to the server. To use these options, the
anonymous_enable
directive must be set to YES
.
anon_mkdir_write_enable
— When enabled in conjunction with thewrite_enable
directive, anonymous users are allowed to create new directories within a parent directory which has write permissions.The default value isNO
.anon_root
— Specifies the directoryvsftpd
changes to after an anonymous user logs in.There is no default value for this directive.anon_upload_enable
— When enabled in conjunction with thewrite_enable
directive, anonymous users are allowed to upload files within a parent directory which has write permissions.The default value isNO
.anon_world_readable_only
— When enabled, anonymous users are only allowed to download world-readable files.The default value isYES
.ftp_username
— Specifies the local user account (listed in/etc/passwd
) used for the anonymous FTP user. The home directory specified in/etc/passwd
for the user is the root directory of the anonymous FTP user.The default value isftp
.no_anon_password
— When enabled, the anonymous user is not asked for a password.The default value isNO
.secure_email_list_enable
— When enabled, only a specified list of email passwords for anonymous logins are accepted. This is a convenient way to offer limited security to public content without the need for virtual users.Anonymous logins are prevented unless the password provided is listed in/etc/vsftpd.email_passwords
. The file format is one password per line, with no trailing white spaces.The default value isNO
.