vsftpd with pam for the virtual user

[feuillet]

Hi

I have a problem with vsftpd and pam

How make for the vsftpd use pam because my vsftpd is running but it not use the pam configuration with the berkley database.

thanks for the information

[Ivan Ferreira]

Normally, you should configure the pam_service_name parameter, for example:

pam_service_name=vsftpd

Ensure that vsftpd was build with pam support, use ldd to verify that.

[feuillet]

Thanks for the infomration, but I don't know "idd" and I don't find information on "idd".

What's the "idd"?

[Muthukumar_5 · Accepted solution]

It is ldd not idd. see man ldd.

ldd - list dynamic dependencies of executable files or shared
libraries

ldd `which vsftpd` or
ldd

It has to give pam related libraries.

--
Muthu

[Arunvijai_4]

Hello,

"ldd" is used to list dynamic dependencies of executable files or shared libraries. You can use as, # ldd

It will display all the dynamic dependancies.

-Arun

[feuillet]

I make "ldd " and this is the answer :

>
/usr/lib/libc.2 > /usr/lib/libc.2
/usr/lib/libcdld.2 > /usr/lib/libcdld.2
/usr/lib/libc.2 > /usr/lib/libc.2
/usr/lib/libsec.2 > /usr/lib/libsec.2
/usr/lib/libm.2 > /usr/lib/libm.2
/usr/lib/libpam.1 > /usr/lib/libpam.1

It's good?

[Arunvijai_4]

Yes, It looks good. You can go ahead and configure it.

-Arun

[feuillet]

Thanks ever so much

So /etc/pam.conf is configured. And I have create a berkley database for the virtual user. But I don't connect with a login of virtual user, alone with the local user.

Do you know why?

[Arunvijai_4]

Its always better to create a "ftponly" user account and assign no shell to that. It is considered as a secure method for FTP access.

-Arun

[feuillet]

Ok for the local user, thanks

and for create virtual user, how I do?