FTP Server on Linux

FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (FTP)

OS - Linux (Red Hat 5.0, 6.0 CentOS )


a.     Package Name: vsftpd
b.     Document Root: /var/ftp/pub/
c.     Configuration File:  /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf, userlist, chroot_list etc.

Installation Process - 

  login server as root

  Configure your server for yum install (see how to prepared your server for yum)

  open a TERMINAL   (Commands to be Execute on Terminal)


             root@mmrserver#yum install vsftpd* -y
             root@mmrserver#service vsftpd restart; chkconfig  vsftpd on

             root@mmrserver#PUT YOUR FILE TO /var/ftp/pub/

    [N.B. At this stage any existing user can access the ftp from their browser  (e,g ftp://192.168.0.1.They can download anything that is placed inside the document root /var/ftp/pub.]



To restrict ftp use follow the steps mentioned below.
a. create a user and assign password for the user
b. configure your vsftpd configuration file
c. add user in chroot_list file
d. PUT YOUR FILE TO /home/userhome/
e. restart the service






a. Add user:
       root@mmrserver#adduser rahim
       root@mmrserver#passwd rahim
TYPE YOUR PASSWORD
TYPE YOUR PASSWORD
        root@mmrserver#cd /etc/vsftpd/
        root@mmrserver#cp vsftpd.conf vsftpd.conf.bak  [creating a backup file of your configuration file ]
        root@mmrserver#cp vsftpd.conf   [Edit following fields]
                               |    Anonymous_enable=NO
                               |

                               |
                               |
                               |    chroot_list_enable=YES   
                               |: wq           [Save and exit]

        root@mmrserver#vim chroot_list [Add the user name]
                               |   rahim                               |
                               |   
                               |: wq           [Save and exit]

             root@mmrserver#PUT YOUR FILE TO /home/rahim/

        root@mmrserver#service vsftpd restart; chkconfig vsftpd on