Configure FTP server on Fedora 16/17

This post is about the configuration of FTP server for the specified users.

$ sudo yum install vsftpd

$ sudo nano /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

anonymous_enable=NO
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
local_umask=022
anon_upload_enable=NO
anon_mkdir_write_enable=NO
dirmessage_enable=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
connect_from_port_20=YES
xferlog_file=/var/log/vsftpd.log
xferlog_std_format=YES
ftpd_banner=Welcome to FTP server!!
chroot_local_user=YES
listen=NO
log_ftp_protocol=YES
max_per_ip=5 # Max number of allowed connections per IP Address.
max_clients=5 # Max number of different IP Addressed which are allowed to connect.
pam_service_name=vsftpd
userlist_enable=YES
tcp_wrappers=YES

$ sudo systemctl enable vsftpd.service
$ sudo systemctl start vsftpd.service

$ sudo groupadd ftp-users

# Add you local user to ftp-users group
$ sudo usermod -a -G ftp-users local_user

# Create ftp folders
$ sudo mkdir -p /home/ftpusr/upload

# Make your local user a root user for ftp users
$ sudo chown local_user:ftp-users /home/ftpusr -R

# Give to your local user all permissions
$ sudo chmod 750 /home/ftpusr

# Give to ftp users "rwx" permissions only for "upload" folder
$ sudo chmod 770 /home/ftpusr/upload/

# Add ftp user

$ sudo useradd -M -g ftp-users ftpusr
$ sudo passwd ftpusr

# Test your ftp server

$ ftp your_ftp_ip_address

# If error '500 OOPS: cannot change directory' appeared then go to selinux and see decision or run:

$ sudo setsebool -P allow_ftpd_full_access 1

# To mount/unmount folders to ftp use these commands:
$ sudo mount --bind source_folder ftp_folder
# or
$ sudo mount --rbind source_folder ftp_folder
$ sudo umount ftp_folder