Ubuntu Unleashed 2013 Edition: Covering 12.10 and 13.04, Eighth Edition

Other vsftpd Server Configuration Files

You can edit vsftpd.conf to enable, disable, and configure many features and settings of the vsftpd server, such as user access, filtering of bogus passwords, and access logging. Some features might require the creation and configuration of other files, such as the following:

• /etc/vsftpd.user_list—Used by the userlist_enable and the userlist_deny options; the file contains a list of usernames to be denied access to the server.

• /etc/vsftpd.chroot_list—Used by the chroot_list_enable and chroot_local_user options, this file contains a list of users who are either allowed or denied access to a home directory. An alternative file can be specified by using the chroot_list_file option.

• /etc/vsftpd.banned_emails ...