Re: VSFTPD issues
Tom Haddon wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I have a strange issue with vsftpd. The check_shell option doesn't
> seem to be working for me. Here's my config:
>
> listen=YES
> anonymous_enable=NO
> local_enable=YES
> write_enable=YES
> local_umask=022
> userlist_enable=YES
> userlist_file=/etc/vsftpd/userlist
> userlist_deny=NO
> check_shell=NO
> dirmessage_enable=YES
> xferlog_enable=YES
> connect_from_port_20=YES
> nopriv_user=ftp
> ftpd_banner=Welcome to Tom's FTP service.
> chroot_local_user=YES
>
> I had the same config working fine on Mandrake 9.1 but am migrating
> to debian. Basically, a user in the /etc/vsftpd/userlist file can
> only login if their shell is in /etc/shells. And I specifically don't
> want that. Can anyone help?
>
check_shell
Note! This option only has an effect for non-PAM builds of vsftpd. If
disabled, vsftpd will not check /etc/shells for a valid user shell for local
logins.
> Thanks, Tom
>
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