Description

Install and configure vsftpd FTP server.

Features :

• local users
• virtual users
• chrooting
• unsecure / tls v1
• explicit and implicit TLS
• several vsftpd instance

Does not cover :

• SSL certificate and key creation

Role installation

$ git clone https://github.com/Xat59/ansible-role-vsftpd

Variables

• vsftpd_enable_local_users : Enable local users connection
  Note : If vsftpd_enable_virt_users is 'true', the value of this variable will be overwrite to 'true'

  • required : No
  • default value : true
  • choices : true or false

• vsftpd_chroot_local_users : Enable chrooting for local users
  Note : chrooting users needs the user to be chrooted in a valid (owner and mode) chroot path

  • required : No
  • default value : false
  • choices : true or false

• vsftpd_ftp_banner : Greeting banner when a connection first comes in

  • required : No
  • default value : Private FTP server

• vsftpd_passive_min_port : Minimum port number for data connection
  Note : useful for firewall configuration

  • required : No

• vsftpd_passive_max_port : Maximum port number for data connection
  Note : useful for firewall configuration

  • required : No

• vsftpd_passive_address : IP address for connection

  • required : No

• vsftpd_ssl_enabled : Enable or disable SSL support

  • required : No
  • default value : false
  • choices : true or false

• vsftpd_ssl_privkey : Path to the SSL key certificate

  • required : if vsftpd_ssl_enabled is 'True'

• vsftpd_ssl_certificate : Path to the SSL certificate

  • required : if vsftpd_ssl_enabled is 'True'

• vsftpd_ssl_implicit : Enable or disable implicit TLS
  If enabled, an SSL handshake is the first thing expect on all connections (FTPs)
  If disabled, explicit TLS is enabled (FTPes)

  • required : No
  • default value : true
  • choices : true or false

• vsftpd_systemd_service_name : Name of the vsftpd instance
  Note : If redefined, the vsftpd configuration file and systemd service file will be inherited from this name. If not redefined, the configuration fil and systemd service file will keep their default values.
  Example with vsftpd_systemd_service_name set to 'vsftpd-implicit', the configuration file will be /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd-implicit.conf and systemd service file will be vsftpd@vsftpd-implicit.service.

  • required: No
  • default value : vsftpd

• vsftpd_guest_username : A guest (all non-anonymous) login is remapped to the real user specified in this setting.

  • required: No

• vsftpd_enable_virt_users : Enable virtual users on the vsftpd instance
  Note: setting this variable to 'true' will overwrite the vsftpd_chroot_local_users variable to 'true'.

  • required : No. But, if you have to define virtual users via vsftpd_virt_users, you must set vsftpd_enable_virt_users to 'True'.
  • default value : false
  • choices : true or false

• vsftpd_no_log : Disable logging of tasks that handle sensitive information

  • required : No.
  • default value : true
  • choices : true or false

• vsftpd_virt_users : List of enabled virtual users with per-user parameter overwrites

  • required: No

    Per-user available parameters :

    • username : current virtual user username
      • required : Yes
    • password : current virtual user password
      • required : Yes
    • local_root : current virtual user home directory
      • required : No
    • write_enable : current virtual user write permission
      • required : No
    • guest_username : current virtual user remapping to the specified local user
      • required : No

    Example: see examples below.

Usage

• Unsecure FTP

---
- hosts: host01
  gather_facts: yes
  become: yes
    - role: ansible-role-vsftpd

• Secure FTP with explicit TLS (FTPes)

---
- hosts: host01
  gather_facts: yes
  become: yes
    - role: ansible-role-vsftpd
      vsftpd_ssl_enabled: true
      vsftpd_ssl_privkey: /etc/vsftpd/ssl/vsftpd.key
      vsftpd_ssl_certificate: /etc/vsftpd/ssl/vsftpd.crt
      vsftpd_ssl_implicit: false

• Secure FTP with implicit TLS (FTPs)

---
- hosts: host01
  gather_facts: yes
  become: yes
    - role: ansible-role-vsftpd
      vsftpd_ssl_enabled: true
      vsftpd_ssl_privkey: /etc/vsftpd/ssl/vsftpd.key
      vsftpd_ssl_certificate: /etc/vsftpd/ssl/vsftpd.crt
      vsftpd_ssl_implicit: true

• Unsecure FTP with virtual users

---
- hosts: host01
  gather_facts: yes
  become: yes
    - role: ansible-role-vsftpd
      vsftpd_enable_virt_users: true
      vsftpd_virt_users:
        - username: xat
          password: xat
          guest_username: www-data
          local_root: /var/www/
          write_enable: yes
        - username: jdoe
          password: jdoe
          guest_username: www-data
          local_root: /var/www
          write_enable: no

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