Install Pure-FTPd on CentOS with Virtual Users
To install Pure-FTPd on CentOS, run
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yum install -y pure-ftpd |
Edit configuration file
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vi /etc/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.conf |
To disable anonymous FTP, find
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NoAnonymous no |
Replace with
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NoAnonymous yes |
To enable Virtual Users, find
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# PureDB /etc/pure-ftpd/pureftpd.pdb |
Uncomment the line.
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PureDB /etc/pure-ftpd/pureftpd.pdb |
To Allow Apache user to login via FTP, find
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MinUID 1000 |
Replace with
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MinUID 47 |
I set MinUID value to 47, as apache user have UID/GID of 48. By setting MinUID below that apache user should be able to login.
Set pureftpd to start on Boot
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systemctl enable pure-ftpd |
Restart pure-ftpd
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systemctl start pure-ftpd |
Create a Virual User
To create a virtual user, run
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pure-pw useradd USER_NAME_HERE -u apache -g apache -d /var/www/html/ |
It will ask you to enter password two times.
Now run
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pure-pw mkdb systemctl restart pure-ftpd |
Change Password of an existing Virual User
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pure-pw passwd USER_NAME_HERE |
It will ask you to enter new password.
Rebuild password database and restart pure-ftpd with
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pure-pw mkdb systemctl restart pure-ftpd |
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