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I am using fedora to host a FTP server for internal use and I am using vsftpd for this. It is using the configuration file /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf.

The configuration I am using is as follows:

    listen=YES
    anonymous_enable=YES
    local_enable=YES
    write_enable=YES
    anon_upload_enable=YES
    anon_mkdir_write_enable=YES
    dirmessage_enable=YES
    xferlog_enable=YES
    connect_from_port_20=YES
    chown_uploads=YES
    chown_username=username
    ftpd_banner=Welcome to blah FTP service.
    pam_service_name=vsftpd
    rsa_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/vsftpd.pem
    anon_root=/home/ftp
    anon_umask=022
    local_umask=022
    file_open_mode=0777

Whatever I do, the file uploaded by anonymous user is -rw------- and the directory created is drwxrwxrwx.

I want the uploaded file to be -rw-rw-rw-. What am I doing wrong here? Any suggestions?

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I don't know enough to give an answer, but I think you may be confusing umask and chmod permissions. See man umask for more information. – terdon Jan 11 at 19:06
I understand thats why I am using 022 which should give 755 for directions and 644 for files. correct me if I am wrong. – Jafar Ali Jan 12 at 0:25

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You probably just need to change the "local_umask" value in the config file to "000". Although I've not used FTP daemons in a good while, this is what was usually the problem when I was getting permission modes I didn't want.

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I will try this. – Jafar Ali Jan 12 at 0:26

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