Linux 101: Vsftp Service Configuration Tutorial

I am reposting this tutorial for future’s reference.

Also, to check if vsftpd service is running or not, you can use


shell>service --status-all | grep vsftpd


And to control vsftpd service, you can use

shell>/etc/init.d/vsftpd start
shell>/etc/init.d/vsftpd stop
shell>/etc/init.d/vsftpd restart


And to make vsftpd automatically start everytime system is rebooted, you can run

shell>chkconif vsftpd on


In addittion, it is recommended that you set up a dedicated ftp user account whoes SSH connection is denied and to do so:

shell>useradd ftp_user
shell>passwd ftp_user
shell>usermod -s /sbin/nologin ftp_user