vsptpd virtual user can't log in except locally after port change












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I have vsftpd running fine listening on the default port. I have virtual users configured to use PAM to authenticate passwords and chroot jailed into the home directory. All good.



I'd like to change the default port with listen_port=someport in the conf file. This almost works. After changing the default port I can log in on localhost at the terminal or using a browser pointing to localhost but on the LAN or WAN, the connection is refused.



Port forwarding isn't the problem. When I have the default ftp ports forwarded from the router it works fine listening on the default port 21. Seems like forwarding the new port should work but I get connection refused. The fact that it's refused, I think, must mean that the port is forwarded correctly and I'm getting a reply from vsftpd.



Here's my vsftpd.conf



listen=YES



anonymous_enable=NO



local_enable=YES



write_enable=YES



local_umask=022



nopriv_user=vsftpd



virtual_use_local_privs=YES



guest_enable=YES



user_sub_token=$USER



local_root=/var/www/$USER



chroot_local_user=YES



hide_ids=YES



guest_username=vsftpd



chroot_list_enable=YES



xferlog_enable=YES



xferlog_std_format=YES



xferlog_file=/var/log/vsftpd.log



Adding listen_port=whatever to this leaves me able to log on locally but not anywhere outside of my machine. I'm adding that one line and not changing or removing any others.



Any clues? Thanks for looking.









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    I have vsftpd running fine listening on the default port. I have virtual users configured to use PAM to authenticate passwords and chroot jailed into the home directory. All good.



    I'd like to change the default port with listen_port=someport in the conf file. This almost works. After changing the default port I can log in on localhost at the terminal or using a browser pointing to localhost but on the LAN or WAN, the connection is refused.



    Port forwarding isn't the problem. When I have the default ftp ports forwarded from the router it works fine listening on the default port 21. Seems like forwarding the new port should work but I get connection refused. The fact that it's refused, I think, must mean that the port is forwarded correctly and I'm getting a reply from vsftpd.



    Here's my vsftpd.conf



    listen=YES



    anonymous_enable=NO



    local_enable=YES



    write_enable=YES



    local_umask=022



    nopriv_user=vsftpd



    virtual_use_local_privs=YES



    guest_enable=YES



    user_sub_token=$USER



    local_root=/var/www/$USER



    chroot_local_user=YES



    hide_ids=YES



    guest_username=vsftpd



    chroot_list_enable=YES



    xferlog_enable=YES



    xferlog_std_format=YES



    xferlog_file=/var/log/vsftpd.log



    Adding listen_port=whatever to this leaves me able to log on locally but not anywhere outside of my machine. I'm adding that one line and not changing or removing any others.



    Any clues? Thanks for looking.









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      I have vsftpd running fine listening on the default port. I have virtual users configured to use PAM to authenticate passwords and chroot jailed into the home directory. All good.



      I'd like to change the default port with listen_port=someport in the conf file. This almost works. After changing the default port I can log in on localhost at the terminal or using a browser pointing to localhost but on the LAN or WAN, the connection is refused.



      Port forwarding isn't the problem. When I have the default ftp ports forwarded from the router it works fine listening on the default port 21. Seems like forwarding the new port should work but I get connection refused. The fact that it's refused, I think, must mean that the port is forwarded correctly and I'm getting a reply from vsftpd.



      Here's my vsftpd.conf



      listen=YES



      anonymous_enable=NO



      local_enable=YES



      write_enable=YES



      local_umask=022



      nopriv_user=vsftpd



      virtual_use_local_privs=YES



      guest_enable=YES



      user_sub_token=$USER



      local_root=/var/www/$USER



      chroot_local_user=YES



      hide_ids=YES



      guest_username=vsftpd



      chroot_list_enable=YES



      xferlog_enable=YES



      xferlog_std_format=YES



      xferlog_file=/var/log/vsftpd.log



      Adding listen_port=whatever to this leaves me able to log on locally but not anywhere outside of my machine. I'm adding that one line and not changing or removing any others.



      Any clues? Thanks for looking.









      share














      I have vsftpd running fine listening on the default port. I have virtual users configured to use PAM to authenticate passwords and chroot jailed into the home directory. All good.



      I'd like to change the default port with listen_port=someport in the conf file. This almost works. After changing the default port I can log in on localhost at the terminal or using a browser pointing to localhost but on the LAN or WAN, the connection is refused.



      Port forwarding isn't the problem. When I have the default ftp ports forwarded from the router it works fine listening on the default port 21. Seems like forwarding the new port should work but I get connection refused. The fact that it's refused, I think, must mean that the port is forwarded correctly and I'm getting a reply from vsftpd.



      Here's my vsftpd.conf



      listen=YES



      anonymous_enable=NO



      local_enable=YES



      write_enable=YES



      local_umask=022



      nopriv_user=vsftpd



      virtual_use_local_privs=YES



      guest_enable=YES



      user_sub_token=$USER



      local_root=/var/www/$USER



      chroot_local_user=YES



      hide_ids=YES



      guest_username=vsftpd



      chroot_list_enable=YES



      xferlog_enable=YES



      xferlog_std_format=YES



      xferlog_file=/var/log/vsftpd.log



      Adding listen_port=whatever to this leaves me able to log on locally but not anywhere outside of my machine. I'm adding that one line and not changing or removing any others.



      Any clues? Thanks for looking.







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