Where is vsftpd.conf?

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I have a 11.04 x86 server.

I ran sudo apt-get install vsftpd and that was successful. But I cannot find the vsftpd.conf file anywhere. I thought it was supposed to be in /etc/vsftpd.conf.

It's supposed to be there. What is the output of debsums -a vsftpd? — ændrük, Jun 06 '11 at 13:32
That finds me /etc/init/vsftpd.conf, which is the startup script for vsftpd. Should I just find the default conf file and put it in there myself? — Nik, Jun 06 '11 at 13:33
debsums says: debsums: missing file /etc/vsftpd.conf (from vsftpd package) — Nik, Jun 06 '11 at 13:34
If htorque can add an answer, I can accept it. The copy of the configuration file fixed my problem. — Nik, Jun 06 '11 at 14:03
@Nik: it's not a clean solution and would only work if someone posted the configuration file. Could you remove (or rename) the configuration file (after stopping vsftpd) and try my solution? That is the way the system is supposed to work. — Lekensteyn, Jun 06 '11 at 16:08

score 21 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 06 '11 at 13:55

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You've a weird issue, try clearing you cache, update your repository information and install it again:

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall vsftpd

If this did not work, purge vsftpd (remove it including its configuration files) and reinstall it:

sudo apt-get purge vsftpd
sudo apt-get install vsftpd

edited Jun 06 '11 at 13:55

ændrük

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Lekensteyn

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The first procedure did not work. The purge/install worked for me on Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS. – Matt Dec 13 '15 at 19:10
Me the same , second worked ! – mercury May 15 '17 at 15:04
Ten years later: The first procedure did not work. The purge/install worked for me on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS – Andrew Savinykh Jun 23 '21 at 09:08

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 06 '11 at 13:42

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It sounds like the installation didn't complete successfully. The quickest solution is probably going to be to reinstall vsftpd:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall vsftpd

edited Jun 06 '11 at 13:42

Lekensteyn

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ændrük

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That hasn't made the conf file show up. – Nik Jun 06 '11 at 13:37
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Just installed it and it's there. Here it is: http://paste.ubuntu.com/619932/ – htorque Jun 06 '11 at 13:42
I appreciate the copy of the file. – Nik Jun 06 '11 at 13:46

Denis Kanygin · Answer 3 · 2018-10-19T21:05:25.457

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Late to the party bu hope what I discovered is useful.

The file is not there after install. However

/etc/vstftd.conf

will be created after starting up the server.
It's installed with

sudo apt-get install vsftpd

and started with

sudo systemctl start vsftpd.service

This should do the job.

edited Oct 19 '18 at 21:05

answered Oct 19 '18 at 20:52

Denis Kanygin

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 03 '21 at 10:19

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If you cannot find the vsftpd.conf under /etc/vstftd.conf, then you need to start vsftpd at least once. This will create the config file afterwards

sudo systemctl start vsftpd.service
ls -lahG /etc

answered Jun 03 '21 at 10:19

CJ42

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score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Jun 06 '13 at 21:41

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Try:

cat /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

That is where it is located for me.

edited Jun 06 '13 at 21:41

Seth

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answered Jun 06 '13 at 21:15

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 08 '14 at 00:10

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I had this problem too. When I observed the installation log carefully, it turned out that the installation was stopping before re-installing the directory "srv/ftp". I deleted the directory ftp from /srv so that /srv was empty. Then I reinstalled and had my original vsftpd.conf script replaced in /etc/vsftpd.conf.

answered Jan 08 '14 at 00:10

Matt

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Uh. Be sure to inspect whether you want to delete /srv, as it may contain files you want to keep. – Olli Mar 13 '14 at 09:46

score 0 · Answer 7 · edited Mar 13 '14 at 09:43

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Try

sudo dpkg-reconfigure vsftpd

This will affect package's configuration and rerun some scripts designed for package proper operation.

edited Mar 13 '14 at 09:43

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answered Mar 13 '14 at 08:13

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Sep 19 '16 at 10:08

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try this command :

sudo find . -type f -name vsftpd.conf|grep vsftpd.conf

it should find the file in ./etc/

if the file is not there, then try following command :

sudo apt-get install --reinstall vsftpd

and then the find again -

answered Sep 19 '16 at 10:08

serup

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