This example shows how you might set up virtual hosts Virtual hosting is
where different clients access your machine on different IP addresses (virtual
IPs) and get redirected to different ftp sites
For example if your machine responds to two IPs and
you could have the two different IPs represent two totally different FTP sites
For this example we are going to build on the INTERNET_SITE example
Step ) Set up a virtual IP address
ifconfig eth: up
(the standard IP address is )
(note this isnt quite complete the route for local connects hasnt been
added but it will do for now)
Step ) Create a user / location for the new virtual site
useradd d /var/ftp_site ftp_site
chown rootroot /var/ftp_site
chmod a+rx /var/ftp_site
umask
mkdir /var/ftp_site/pub
echo test > /var/ftp_site/pub/content
Step ) Modify the existing site to respond to the primary IP
Edit /etc/xinetdd/vsftpd and add the config line:
bind =
Step ) Create the new site responding on the virtual IP
cp /etc/xinetdd/vsftpd /etc/xinetdd/vsftpd
Edit vsftpd and change
The bind line to refer to the IP address
Add the line
server_args = /etc/nf
This launches this FTP site with a different vsftpd configuration file
cp /etc/nf /etc/nf
Add two lines:
ftp_username=ftp_site
ftpd_banner=This is the alternative FTP site
Step ) Restart xinetd and test!
/etc/rcd/initd/xinetd restart
[chris@localhost vsftpd]$ ftp
Connected to ()
ready dude (vsFTPd : beat me break me)
Name (:chris): [chris@localhost vsftpd]$
[chris@localhost vsftpd]$ ftp
Connected to ()
ready dude (vsFTPd : beat me break me)
Name (:chris):
This FTP server is anonymous only
Login failed
ftp> quit
Goodbye
[chris@localhost vsftpd]$ ftp
Connected to ()
This is the alternative FTP site
Name (:chris):
This FTP server is anonymous only
Login failed
ftp>
