selinux not allowing vsftpd accessing homedir

enabling selinux policy for ftp access

check the current status of selinux policy :
# getenforce

check the ftp policy status :
# getsebool -a | grep ftp

which usually returns the following output :


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 --> off                              (change that to on)                                                                      
ftpd_disable_trans –> off
ftpd_is_daemon –> on
httpd_enable_ftp_server –> off
tftpd_disable_trans –> off


to change selinux policy to allow vsftpd accessing homedir
 type the command below in terminal

# setsebool -P ftp_home_dir=1

source :
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Managing_Confined_Services/chap-Managing_Confined_Services-File_Transfer_Protocol.html

http://www.gnutoolbox.com/solved-500-oops-change-directoryhomeuser-vsftp-centos/