FTP

TGGA wrote:

> Some being by the name of Barely Audible managed to piece together the
> following:
>
>> I have installed vsftpd but I am wondering how I set it up so that FTPing
>> requires a password? The docs do not seem to cover this?
>>
>> Also when I ftp into the server I get a blank folder?
>>
>
> You really do need to read the manual. Have you looked at /etc/vsftpd.conf
> or is that /etc/vsftp.conf - if you don't read the manul you're leaving
> yourself wide open.
>

Manual? You mean that four-page installation document which isn't that much
help!

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Some being by the name of Barely Audible managed to piece together the
following:

>>> Also when I ftp into the server I get a blank folder?
>>>
>>
>> You really do need to read the manual. Have you looked at
>> /etc/vsftpd.conf or is that /etc/vsftp.conf - if you don't read the manul
>> you're leaving yourself wide open.
>>
>
> Manual? You mean that four-page installation document which isn't that
> much help!

You really really should read it. If you haven't edited the vsftp.conf it
won't be working properly in any case (from memory - I use pureftpd myself,
so can't confirm right now). Without going through the full configuration
you'll be leaving yourself wide open.

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The carbonbased lifeform Barely Audible inspired alt.os.linux.suse with:
> I have installed vsftpd but I am wondering how I set it up so that FTPing
> requires a password? The docs do not seem to cover this?

It's a bit hidden.

In vsftpd.conf:
pam_service_name=ftp

In /etc/pam.d/ftp:
auth required /lib/security/pam_userdb.so db=/etc/vsftpd_login
password required pam_userdb.so db=/etc/vsftpd_login

Now you have to make a vsftpd_login.txt file, containing:
<loginname1>
<passwd1>
<loginname2>
<passwd2>

And then:
db_load -t hash -f vsftpd_login.txt vsftp_login.db

This makes the db file for PAM to read.
N.b. make sure there is no .db suffix on the filename in the pam file.
db_load comes from db-utils-4.4.20-16

> Also when I ftp into the server I get a blank folder?

With 'folder' you mean directory?
Are the files in the directory readable by the ftp user 'guest_username'?

Search 'man vsftpd.conf' for virtual and read what to change to setup
virtual users.
The example directory /usr/share/doc/packages/vsftpd/EXAMPLE/ or the
examples on the website are pretty self-explanatory.

Theo
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Theo v. Werkhoven wrote:

> The carbonbased lifeform Barely Audible inspired alt.os.linux.suse with:
>> I have installed vsftpd but I am wondering how I set it up so that FTPing
>> requires a password? The docs do not seem to cover this?
>
> It's a bit hidden.
>
> In vsftpd.conf:
> pam_service_name=ftp
>
> In /etc/pam.d/ftp:
> auth required /lib/security/pam_userdb.so db=/etc/vsftpd_login
> password required pam_userdb.so db=/etc/vsftpd_login
>
> Now you have to make a vsftpd_login.txt file, containing:
> <loginname1>
> <passwd1>
> <loginname2>
> <passwd2>
>
> And then:
> db_load -t hash -f vsftpd_login.txt vsftp_login.db
>
> This makes the db file for PAM to read.
> N.b. make sure there is no .db suffix on the filename in the pam file.
> db_load comes from db-utils-4.4.20-16
>
>> Also when I ftp into the server I get a blank folder?
>
> With 'folder' you mean directory?
> Are the files in the directory readable by the ftp user 'guest_username'?
>
> Search 'man vsftpd.conf' for virtual and read what to change to setup
> virtual users.
> The example directory /usr/share/doc/packages/vsftpd/EXAMPLE/ or the
> examples on the website are pretty self-explanatory.
>
> Theo

When running the db command I get the following

db_load: line 1: unexpected format

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The carbonbased lifeform Barely Audible inspired alt.os.linux.suse with:

would it have hurt to trim some lines yourself?

> Theo v. Werkhoven wrote:
>
>> The carbonbased lifeform Barely Audible inspired alt.os.linux.suse with:
>>> I have installed vsftpd but I am wondering how I set it up so that FTPing
>>> requires a password? The docs do not seem to cover this?
>>
>> It's a bit hidden.
>>
>> In vsftpd.conf:
>> pam_service_name=ftp
>>
>> In /etc/pam.d/ftp:
>> auth required /lib/security/pam_userdb.so db=/etc/vsftpd_login
>> password required pam_userdb.so db=/etc/vsftpd_login
>>
>> Now you have to make a vsftpd_login.txt file, containing:
>> <loginname1>
>> <passwd1>
>> <loginname2>
>> <passwd2>
>>
>> And then:
>> db_load -t hash -f vsftpd_login.txt vsftp_login.db
[..]
>
> When running the db command I get the following
>
> db_load: line 1: unexpected format

My bad.
Use:
db_load -T -t hash -f vsftpd_login.txt vsftpd_login.db

$ cat vsftpd_login.txt
theo
test

$ db_load -T -t ...

$ db_dump -p vsftpd_login.db
VERSION=3
format=print
type=hash
db_pagesize=4096
HEADER=END
theo
test
DATA=END

Theo
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Theo v. Werkhoven wrote:

> The carbonbased lifeform Barely Audible inspired alt.os.linux.suse with:
>
> would it have hurt to trim some lines yourself?

<whimper>

>

> My bad.
> Use:
> db_load -T -t hash -f vsftpd_login.txt vsftpd_login.db
>
> $ cat vsftpd_login.txt
> theo
> test
>
> $ db_load -T -t ...
>
> $ db_dump -p vsftpd_login.db
> VERSION=3
> format=print
> type=hash
> db_pagesize=4096
> HEADER=END
> theo
> test
> DATA=END

Worked perfectly - thanks Theo!

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