Comments on: defeating vsftp error “500 OOPS: cannot change directory:/some/directory” http://blog.arithm.com/2009/06/15/defeating-vsftp-error-500-oops-cannot-change-directorysomedirectory/ Software. Politics. Tinfoil hat conjecture. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:08:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: joe http://blog.arithm.com/2009/06/15/defeating-vsftp-error-500-oops-cannot-change-directorysomedirectory/comment-page-1/#comment-38938 joe Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:56:48 +0000 http://blog.arithm.com/?p=854#comment-38938 Thanks for the useful tips.It was very helpful Thanks for the useful tips.It was very helpful

]]> By: surendra http://blog.arithm.com/2009/06/15/defeating-vsftp-error-500-oops-cannot-change-directorysomedirectory/comment-page-1/#comment-38809 surendra Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:57:41 +0000 http://blog.arithm.com/?p=854#comment-38809 thaks so much thaks so much

]]> By: Alex http://blog.arithm.com/2009/06/15/defeating-vsftp-error-500-oops-cannot-change-directorysomedirectory/comment-page-1/#comment-38758 Alex Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:07:05 +0000 http://blog.arithm.com/?p=854#comment-38758 Been looking for this for quite a while. Didn't want to disable SELINUX Been looking for this for quite a while. Didn’t want to disable SELINUX

]]> By: Nico http://blog.arithm.com/2009/06/15/defeating-vsftp-error-500-oops-cannot-change-directorysomedirectory/comment-page-1/#comment-38647 Nico Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:39:39 +0000 http://blog.arithm.com/?p=854#comment-38647 GROSOOOOO!!!!! It worked GROSOOOOO!!!!!
It worked

]]> By: defeating vsftp error “500 OOPS: cannot change directory user_home” « 0960 http://blog.arithm.com/2009/06/15/defeating-vsftp-error-500-oops-cannot-change-directorysomedirectory/comment-page-1/#comment-38318 defeating vsftp error “500 OOPS: cannot change directory user_home” « 0960 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:22:04 +0000 http://blog.arithm.com/?p=854#comment-38318 [...] Original WebPage: http://blog.arithm.com/2009/06/15/defeating-vsftp-error-500-oops-cannot-change-directorysomedirecto... [...] [...] Original WebPage: http://blog.arithm.com/2009/06/15/defeating-vsftp-error-500-oops-cannot-change-directorysomedirecto... [...]

]]> By: Matt A http://blog.arithm.com/2009/06/15/defeating-vsftp-error-500-oops-cannot-change-directorysomedirectory/comment-page-1/#comment-37947 Matt A Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:20:50 +0000 http://blog.arithm.com/?p=854#comment-37947 Jaime - That totally worked for me, thank you so much. BTW, there is a typo in your last line, it should be: > setsebool -P ftp_home_dir on - Matt Jaime –

That totally worked for me, thank you so much. BTW, there is a typo in your last line, it should be:

> setsebool -P ftp_home_dir on

- Matt

]]> By: Jaime M. http://blog.arithm.com/2009/06/15/defeating-vsftp-error-500-oops-cannot-change-directorysomedirectory/comment-page-1/#comment-31712 Jaime M. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:25:54 +0000 http://blog.arithm.com/?p=854#comment-31712 Hi! that error is generate for Selinux plz do the following actions: [root@sun02 vsftpd]# getenforce Enforcing [root@sun02 vsftpd]# getsebool -a | grep ftp allow_ftpd_anon_write --> off allow_ftpd_full_access --> off allow_ftpd_use_cifs --> off allow_ftpd_use_nfs --> off allow_tftp_anon_write --> off ftp_home_dir --> on (change that to on in ur case this option is off) ftpd_disable_trans --> off ftpd_is_daemon --> on httpd_enable_ftp_server --> off tftpd_disable_trans --> off [root@sun02 vsftpd]# setseboll -P ftp_home_dir on This is all that u want to need. Good Luck! Hi! that error is generate for Selinux plz do the following actions:

[root@sun02 vsftpd]# getenforce
Enforcing
[root@sun02 vsftpd]# getsebool -a | grep ftp
allow_ftpd_anon_write –> off
allow_ftpd_full_access –> off
allow_ftpd_use_cifs –> off
allow_ftpd_use_nfs –> off
allow_tftp_anon_write –> off
ftp_home_dir –> on (change that to on in ur case this option is off)
ftpd_disable_trans –> off
ftpd_is_daemon –> on
httpd_enable_ftp_server –> off
tftpd_disable_trans –> off
[root@sun02 vsftpd]# setseboll -P ftp_home_dir on

This is all that u want to need.

Good Luck!

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