VSFTPD: Can't connect from localhost

[guillaume_]

Hi,

I'm getting a huge problem and it's driving me crazy.

I set up a ftp server using VSFTPd.

Remote connections are working fine. I can connect then create, rename and delete folders. I can upload files without any issue.

BUT, each time i connect directly from the server (with the command "ftp localhost") i can't upload files either delete them.

The only thing i can do is create folders. I'm getting error code "553: could not create file" when trying upload files.

I triple checked the rights, everything is OK. I disabled SELinux (even if i don't like it).

The weirdest thing is everything's working fine from remote host.

If anyone has an idea... I do need localhost connection.

Thank you

Below my vsftpd.conf:

listen=YES
tcp_wrappers=YES
anonymous_enable=NO
local_enable=YES
guest_enable=YES
guest_username=ftp
chroot_local_user=YES
max_clients=50
max_per_ip=4
pam_service_name=vsftpd
user_config_dir=/etc/vsftpd/users
ssl_enable=NO
userlist_enable=NO
dual_log_enable=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
xferlog_std_format=YES
log_ftp_protocol=YES
virtual_use_local_privs=YES

Below my user directive:

local_root=/home/me
write_enable=YES
local_umask=007
download_enable=YES

[peacengell]

Hi please check your

Sestatus

and check your iptables

mainly disable them and check

and let us know

thanks

and please post the error message

and if you can post the log as well

tailf /var/log/messages

after trying to connect to vsftpd sevices

thanks

will try to help you as we need to know what error's there have a nice day god bless

and be happy

[Mudgen]

Don't see where you've gone wrong. If it's any help, I can do ftp localhost with vsftpd-2.2.2-6 64bit on Fedora 12. Selinux disabled. Commands get, put, etc, all work. Active vsftpd.conf directives are:

anonymous_enable=YES
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
local_umask=022
dirmessage_enable=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
connect_from_port_20=YES
xferlog_std_format=YES
listen=YES

pam_service_name=vsftpd
userlist_enable=YES
tcp_wrappers=YES

Is your issue only with localhost? I.E. can you ftp successfully if you use the actual IP address from the server to itself?

[guillaume_]

Hi,

SELinux is already disabled.

My default iptables policy is to accept anything in and out.

Below the error message from /var/log/vsftpd/log

Fri Aug 20 09:38:08 2010 [pid 19610] [hostname] FTP command: Client "127.0.0.1", "TYPE I"
Fri Aug 20 09:38:08 2010 [pid 19610] [hostname] FTP response: Client "127.0.0.1", "200 Switching to Binary mode."
Fri Aug 20 09:38:08 2010 [pid 19610] [hostname] FTP command: Client "127.0.0.1", "PASV"
Fri Aug 20 09:38:08 2010 [pid 19610] [hostname] FTP response: Client "127.0.0.1", "227 Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,72,255)"
Fri Aug 20 09:38:08 2010 [pid 19610] [hostname] FTP command: Client "127.0.0.1", "STOR /tmp/toto"
Fri Aug 20 09:38:08 2010 [pid 19610] [hostname] FTP response: Client "127.0.0.1", "553 Could not create file."
Fri Aug 20 09:38:08 2010 [pid 19610] [hostname] FAIL UPLOAD: Client "127.0.0.1", "/tmp/toto", 0.00Kbyte/sec

There is nothing interesting about VSFTPD in /var/log/message.

The issue is exactly the same when i'm connecting with:

- ftp localhost
- ftp 127.0.0.1
- ftp 192.168.1.2

greyhairweenie, I'm gonna try with your configuration.

Thank you for your help

[guillaume_]

I think i found out where is the issue.

I tried to connect with ftp command from a remote linux server and got the same error than with localhost.

FYI, the VSFTPD server is set up on RHEL 5.4.

Then i tried with the lftp command from remote host and succeeded.

I also tried the remote ftp command on a VSFTP ubuntu server and everything's fine.

Maybe there is a bug with the 2.0.5 VSFTPD RHEL version. Ubuntu is running 2.0.6.

On localhost RHEL with lftp command everything's fine.

Thank you for your help anyway.

Guillaume