How to Install and Configure VSFTPD on Fedora 22

Reading Time: 2 minutesFTP (File Transfer Protocol) is probably the most popular method of uploading files to a server; a wide array of FTP servers, such as vsftpd, and clients exist for every platform.

Pre-Flight Check

• These instructions are intended specifically for installing the vsfptd on Fedora 22.
• I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Self Managed Fedora 22 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.

Step 1: Install VSFTPD

As a matter of best practice we’ll update our packages: dnf -y update Then let’s install vsftpd and any required packages: dnf -y install vsftpd

Step 2: Configure VSFTPD

For a refresher on editing files with vim see: New User Tutorial: Overview of the Vim Text Editor Let’s edit the configuration file for vsftpd: vim /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf Disallow anonymous, unidentified users to access files via FTP; change the anonymous_enable setting to NO: anonymous_enable=NO Allow local uses to login by changing the local_enable setting to YES: local_enable=YES If you want local user to be able to write to a directory, then change the write_enable setting to YES: write_enable=YES Local users will be ‘chroot jailed’ and they will be denied access to any other part of the server; change the chroot_local_user setting to YES: chroot_local_user=YES Exit and save the file with the command :wq. Restart the vsftpd service: systemctl restart vsftpd Then set the vsftpd service to start at boot: systemctl enable vsftpd

Step 3: Allow VSFTPD Through the Firewall

Allow the default FTP port, port 21, through firewalld: firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=21/tcp And reload the firewall: firewall-cmd --reload

Possible Errors

There are a couple of common vsftpd errors that we’ve already solved for you! Check-out the following if you run into issues:

• Error: 500 OOPS: vsftpd: refusing to run with writable root inside chroot() [SOLVED]
• Error: 500 OOPS: priv_sock_get_cmd [SOLVED]
• Error: 500 OOPS: priv_sock_get_int [SOLVED]