Local User Options

The following lists directives which characterize the way local users access the server. To use these options, the local_enable directive must be set to YES.

• chmod_enable - When enabled, the FTP command SITE CHMOD is allowed for local users. This command allows the users to change the permissions on files.

The default value is YES.

• chroot_list_enable - When enabled, the local users listed in the file specified in the chroot_list_file directive are placed in a chroot jail upon log in.

  If enabled in conjunction with the chroot_local_user directive, the local users listed in the file specified in the chroot_list_file directive are not placed in a chroot jail upon log in.

  The default value is NO.

• chroot_list_file - Specifies the file containing a list of local users referenced when the chroot_list_enable directive is set to YES.

  The default value is /etc/vsftpd.chroot_list.

• chroot_local_user - When enabled, local users are change-rooted to their home directories after logging in.

  The default value is NO.

  Enabling chroot_local_user opens up a number of security issues, especially for users with upload privileges. For this reason, it is not recommended.

• guest_enable - When enabled, all non-anonymous users are logged in as the user guest, which is the local user specified in the guest_username directive.

  The default value is NO.

• guest_username - Specifies the username the guest user is mapped to.

  The default value is ftp.

• local_root - Specifies the directory vsftpd changes to after a local user logs in.

  There is no default value for this directive.

• local_umask - Specifies the umask value for file creation. Note that the default value is in octal form (a numerical system with a base of eight), which includes a "0" prefix. Otherwise the value is treated as a base-10 integer.

  The default value is 022.

• passwd_chroot_enable - When enabled in conjunction with the chroot_local_user directive, vsftpd change-roots local users based on the occurrence of the /./ in the home directory field within /etc/passwd.

  The default value is NO.

• user_config_dir - Specifies the path to a directory containing configuration files bearing the name of local system users that contain specific setting for that user. Any directive in the user's configuration file overrides those found in /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf.

  There is no default value for this directive.