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Vsftpd Settings ​

The Vsftpd Settings page configures the vsftpd FTP server. In the panel both the navigation entry and the page heading read FTP.

Vsftpd Settings

Overview ​

URL: /admin/settings/vsftpd-settings

Navigate to Settings > Tools > FTP.

At the top, a service status banner shows whether the vsftpd service is running, with a Check Service Status button. Below it, a Service Status Monitor section holds the service controls and a terminal view of the service logs.

The configuration form is divided into three sections: General, PASV, and SSL.

General ​

  • Listen (required) - Whether Vsftpd listens for connections (YES/NO dropdown).
  • Anonymous Enable (required) - Allow anonymous FTP access (YES/NO dropdown).
  • Local Enable (required) - Allow local user logins (YES/NO dropdown).
  • Write Enable (required) - Allow write commands (YES/NO dropdown).
  • Guest Enable (required) - Enable guest users (YES/NO dropdown).
  • Virtual Use Local Privs (required) - Whether virtual users use local user privileges (YES/NO dropdown).
  • Chroot Local User (required) - Restrict local users to their home directory (YES/NO dropdown).
  • Allow Writeable Chroot (required) - Allow chroot directory to be writable (YES/NO dropdown).
  • Max Per IP (required) - Maximum number of connections per IP address.
  • Connect From Port 20 (required) - Use port 20 for data connections (YES/NO dropdown).
  • Local Umask (required) - File permission mask for local users (e.g., 022).
  • Dir Message Enable (required) - Show directory messages when entering a directory (YES/NO dropdown).

PASV ​

  • PASV Enable (required) - Enable passive mode (YES/NO dropdown).
  • PASV Min Port (required) - Minimum port for passive mode connections (e.g., 49152).
  • PASV Max Port (required) - Maximum port for passive mode connections (e.g., 65535).

SSL ​

  • SSL Enable (required) - Enable SSL/TLS encryption (YES/NO dropdown).
  • Allow Anonymous SSL (required) - Allow anonymous users to use SSL (YES/NO dropdown).
  • Force Local Data SSL (required) - Force SSL for data connections (YES/NO dropdown).
  • Force Local Logins SSL (required) - Force SSL for login connections (YES/NO dropdown).
  • SSL TLSv1 (required) - Enable TLSv1 protocol (YES/NO dropdown).
  • SSL TLSv1.1 (required) - Enable TLSv1.1 protocol (YES/NO dropdown).
  • SSL TLSv1.2 (required) - Enable TLSv1.2 protocol (YES/NO dropdown).
  • SSL SSLv2 (required) - Enable SSLv2 protocol (YES/NO dropdown).
  • Require SSL Reuse (required) - Require SSL session reuse (YES/NO dropdown).
  • SSL Ciphers (required) - Allowed SSL cipher list (e.g., HIGH).
  • RSA Cert File (required) - Path to the RSA certificate file.
  • RSA Private Key File (required) - Path to the RSA private key file.

Click Save changes to apply the configuration.

When the server refuses a change ​

Since panel 1.9.3 the settings are saved only once the FTP server runs them. When the server refuses the change, the Vsftpd Settings Not Saved notification says "Nothing was saved, because the change was not applied to vsftpd.", followed by the cause and a correlation ID to give support. Nothing is stored, the page keeps showing the settings vsftpd runs after a reload, and the form keeps your edits for a retry. A field the panel refuses before anything is sent, such as an unsafe certificate path, is named in the same notification, and none of the changes are stored.

Service Control ​

  • Refresh - Reload the current service status.
  • Restart - Restart the vsftpd service.