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pureftpd configuration on ReadyNAS
Anyone know if its possible to change the ftp port for pureftpd to something other than 2121? I tried editing the following file under SSH: /etc/pure-ftpd/conf/Bind which contains this by d...
Dewdman42 wrote: also does anyone know if its possible to configure pure-ftpd so that only virtual users can get into it, no system users?
I found solution for this, requires SSH.
cd /etc/pure-ftpd/conf/
- Edit or create the file called UnixAuthentication, make sure it contains value "no"
- Edit or create the file called PAMAuthentication, make sure it contains value "no"
- restart pure-ftpd:
/etc/init.d/pure-ftpd restart
cd /etc/pure-ftpd/auth/
- This dir contains symbolic links which determine the order of different authentication techniques that are used during ftp login, rename them however you like, using the correct numbers at the beginning to influence the order of auth attempts. Make sure ExtAuth is first to force virtual user first.
Alternatively, if you want to still use some system users but force the priority to be virtual users first, then instead of doing the above, do this:
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