Wing FTP Software

Hello,

I installed the server on linux (AlmaLinux 10)
I noticed that it runs with root privileges. Is it possible to run it with limited privileges? Nowadays, this should be standard practice.

Michal

OK, it is possible to start wftpserver as a non-root user, but non-root user can't bind to well-known ports (below 1024).
The solution is to use the following command (suppose WingFTP is installed under "/opt/wftpserver"):
setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /opt/wftpserver/wftpserver

I managed to run it as non-root.
Unfortunately, after creating a local FTP user account, I am unable to log in via http/https. Logging in via FTP works.
When the server is running as root, http/https login works.

Do you mean you can see the login page but can't login?

I can enter my username and password, but when I press the login button, the login screen reappears.

Please contact us via email, thanks!

I solved the problem.
Generally speaking, the program is not designed to run as non-root. When first launched, it creates directories without access for the owner, and that is the main reason. First, I corrected the permissions for the Data and Log directories. Then I had to correct the permissions for the session directory.
Now the program works correctly.
I am sending you the corrected file to run via systemctl.

cat /etc/systemd/system/wftpserver.service

[Unit]
Description=Wing FTP Server
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=forking
User=wingftp
Group=wingftp
WorkingDirectory=/opt/wftpserver
ExecStart=/opt/wftpserver/wftpserver
PIDFile=/opt/wftpserver/pid-wftpserver.pid
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target