--- alan <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> skrev: > On Thu, 23 Dec 2004, Helena Carlsson wrote: > > > Hello everybody, > > > > I have installed VSFTPD ftp server program on a > fedore > > 3 and it doesn't work. In fact when I try to > connect > > ot my ftp server it asks for a username and > password, > > but I don't know how can I create a username and > > password and specify FTP folders. I have read some > > instructions but it didn't help. It also has some > > issuses about PAM and virtual user and standalone > ftp > > server which I can not understand completely. Has > > anybody any exprience with VSFTPD or can you > suggest > > any other ftp program which could have at least a > > mailing list or good instructions ? > > The first question is "what are you trying to do?". > > If it is asking for a username and password, then > the program is working, > just not configured the way you want it. > > Are you trying to set it up for anonymous access or > for specific users to > access files? If you have specific users, do you > want them to be able to > see some or all of the filesystem? > > Anonymous files go under /var/ftp/pub. > > By default, both anonymous and local user accounts > are available. > > Without understanding what you are trying to do it > is hard to give you > more information that will be useful. > > -- > Q: Why do programmers confuse Halloween and > Christmas? > A: Because OCT 31 == DEC 25. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list At first step, I want to be able specify the folders that an anonymous user can see and has Read/Write permission. Then, be able to add username and password and permission to some specified folders. In manual file it says something about virtual users but I am not sure if virtual user is the user that can connect to ftp server or it is something else.
