vsftpd using mysql

[Maria Iano]

On Feb 10, 2009, at 9:36 AM, Daniel J Walsh wrote:
>
> Maria Iano wrote:
>> My vsftpd server needs to talk to my mysql server, and is being  
>> denied.
>> Before I use audit2allow to make special rules I wanted to ask  
>> whether
>> there is a boolean out there that I am missing. Here is what  
>> audit2allow
>> gives me:
>>
>> allow ftpd_t mysqld_db_t:dir search;
>> allow ftpd_t mysqld_t:unix_stream_socket connectto;
>> allow ftpd_t mysqld_var_run_t:sock_file write;
>>
>> I notice there is a boolean for httpd to talk to mysql, which makes  
>> me
>> think there might be one for vsftpd. Does anyone know if such a one  
>> exists?
>>
>
> Why does ftpd talk to mysqld?

It authenticates against a mysql database for users connecting over  
ftp. It uses pam_mysql.

Thanks,
Maria