SBDavid
Oct 7th, 2009
Oct 7th, 2009
How to enable write-only directory for Anonymous Upload in vsftpd.
To allow anonymous users to upload, it is recommended that a write-only directory be created within /var/ftp/pub/.
To do this, type:
mkdir /var/ftp/pub/upload
Next change the permissions so that anonymous users cannot see what is within the directory by typing:
chmod 730 /var/ftp/pub/upload
A long format listing of the directory should look like this:
drwx-wx— 2 root ftp 4096 Feb 13 20:05 upload
Additionally, under vsftpd, add the following line to the /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf file:
anon_upload_enable=YES
Because FTP passes unencrypted usernames and passwords over insecure networks for authentication, it is a good idea to deny system users access to the server from their user accounts.
To disable user accounts in vsftpd, add the following directive to /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf:
local_enable=NO
