Install vsftpd on CentOS

To install vsftpd FTP server in CentOS, run

yum install -y vsftpd

Enable vsftpd to start on boot

systemctl enable vsftpd

Edit configuration file

vi /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

You need to update/add following configuration options

chroot_local_user=YES
allow_writeable_chroot=YES
local_umask=002
file_open_mode=0755
force_dot_files=YES

Restart vsftpd

systemctl restart vsftpd

Allow System Accounts to login

local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES

Find

anonymous_enable=YES

Replace With

anonymous_enable=NO

Find

#chroot_local_user=YES

Replace with

chroot_local_user=YES

Add

allow_writeable_chroot=YES
local_umask=002
file_open_mode=0755