RH 253: HOW TO CONFIGURE FTP SERVER

VSFTPD
SERVER

1. yum install vsftpd -y
2. service vsftpd restart
3. setsebool -P ftp_home_dir on  ->Do this to allow user to connect


CLIENTS

ANONYMOUS LOGIN 
(connecting as anonymous or ftp user 
and blank password)

ftp    <ftpserver>
name   ftp
pass  ...........        (Blank Password)

ftp>  pwd                  ->you connect to pub dir
ftp>  ls                   ->shows  remotes file  list
ftp>  !ls                  ->shows  local file  list
ftp>  get <file>           ->Copy/download files
ftp>  put <file>           ->Cannot UPLOAD files
ftp>  cd /home             ->NOT allowed to change dir
ftp>  bye                  ->Log out from ftp prompt.

 
NON-ANONYMOUS LOGIN 
(connect as normal user of remote machine)

ftp    <ftpserver>
name   u1
pass   1                

ftp>  pwd                  ->you connect to home dir of u1
ftp>  ls                   ->shows  remotes file  list
ftp>  !ls                  ->shows  local file  list
ftp>  get <file>           ->Copy/download files
ftp>  put <file>           ->Copy/Upload files
ftp>  cd /home             ->Allowed to change dir
ftp>  bye                  ->Log out from ftp prompt.


CONFIGURATION FILE


1.  ftp users - To stop one/two users to use ftp
If you want to stop one or two users from using ftp
enter there names in this file. That stops that user
from connecting throu ftp. 


2. user_list - To stop many users from
                     using ftp connection

a. Add the users whom you want to stop using ftp to this file +

b. And add this to /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf userlist_deny=YES 

c. service vsftpd restart
 
3.vsftpd.conf 

        OPTIONS FOR /ETC/VSFTPD/VSFTPD.CONF

1.  To Allow anonymous login
      anonymous_enable=YES  

    To Stop anonymous login
     anonymous_enable=NO  
 

2.  To Allow normal user to login
  local_enable=YES  
   
  To Stop normal user to login
 local_enable=NO      


3.  To Allow normal user to create files by default
      write_enable=YES    

  To Stop normal user to create files

   write_enable=NO    


4.  To allow Anonymous user to UPLOAD file.

a>  #anon_upload_enable=YES  
  ->uncomment this line +

b>  chmod a+w /var/ftp/pub    
 ->/var/ftp/pub dir should be writable

c>  write_enable=YES         
  ->write enable should b yes

5. If  Anonymous user uploads file,owner of file is ftp by default,  but if you want u1 to be owner of file change here.

  #chown_uploads=YES
  #chown_username=u1 
   ->uncomment this 2 lines + user=u1


6.no_anon_password=YES  
->Wont prompt the password for anonymous user

  no_anon_password=NO   
 ->Prompt the password for anonymous user
   

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