[CentOS] vsftpd virtual users not able to delete the files (second time post)

Sat Jul 15 11:07:30 UTC 2006
Mark Weaver <mdw1982 at mdw1982.com>

ankush grover wrote:
> hey friends,
> 
> I am using vsftpd version 2.0.1 on Centos4.0. I am trying to create some
> virtual users who can upload,download and delete the files in their
> particular directories. I followed the below link to create the
> virutal users
> 
> http://linuxsir.zahui.net/html/23/43449.htm 
> <http://linuxsir.zahui.net/html/23/43449.htm>
> 
> I have created a user called "tester" and the entries in the tester
> file (/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd_user_conf/tester) are
> 
> anon_world_readable_only=NO
> user_sub_token=$USER
> local_root=/var/www/html/testing
> write_enable=YES
> anon_upload_enable=YES
> chown_uploads=YES
> 
> The problem I am facing is that virtual user is not able to delete the
> files or folders under /var/www/html/testing directory but this user
> can upload and download the files or  folders on /var/www/html/testing
> 
> The vsftpd.conf file
> user_config_dir=/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd_user_conf
> write_enable=NO
> anon_upload_enable=NO
> anon_mkdir_write_enable=NO
> anon_other_write_enable=NO
> chroot_local_user=YES
> guest_enable=YES
> guest_username=apache
> listen=YES
> hide_ids=YES
> hide_files=lost+found
> pam_service_name=ftp
> userlist_enable=YES
> local_umask=022
> anonymous_enable=NO
> local_enable=YES
> tcp_wrappers=YES
> 
> How do I configure vsftp so that virtual users can upload,delete and
> download the files or folders ? SELinux is off on Centos4.0 and iptables are
> configured to allow FTP ports.
> 
> Please let me know if you need any further inputs.
> 
> Thanks & Regards
>  
> 
> Ankush Grover
> 

who owns /var/www/html/testing and what are the perms set on that 
directory? VsFTP still has to follow filesystem settings and directives.

-- 
Mark

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