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Linux Lab 16 FTP Servers

This document provides instructions for setting up an FTP server on Linux. It lists the requirements which include selecting an FTP server software and the user 'daemon' or 'ftp'. It then provides details on configuring the default vsftpd and optional pure-ftpd servers including editing configuration files and changing user home directories. Steps are given to add the FTP server and enable anonymous access, and test the connection from another machine.

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Linux Lab 16 FTP Servers

This document provides instructions for setting up an FTP server on Linux. It lists the requirements which include selecting an FTP server software and the user 'daemon' or 'ftp'. It then provides details on configuring the default vsftpd and optional pure-ftpd servers including editing configuration files and changing user home directories. Steps are given to add the FTP server and enable anonymous access, and test the connection from another machine.

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Linux Workshop

Lab 16 FTP servers


Requirements Quick Reference Objectives to learn
➢ One of the two selected FTP servers. #FTP servers #User 'daemon' or 'ftp' plus homedir

#Default SuSE and RedHat FTP server:


vi /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf #/etc/init.d/vsftpd uses /var/ftp or
vi /etc/vsftpd.conf
userlist_enable = yes #Requires:
vi /etc/vsftpd.user_list #Accept list
vi /etc/vsftpd.ftusers #Deny list
vi /ftpdir/.message #Welcome file

#SuSE uses vsftpd as a service of xinetd (See Lab 8)


#RedHat starts vsftpd as a stand alone daemon
To Do
1. Add an FTP server and make sure anonymous #Optional Pure-ftp server:
access is enabled. vi /etc/pure-ftp/pure-ftpd.conf #/etc/init.d/pure-ftpd

2. Test the FTP connection from another machine. usermod -d /var/ftp ftp #Change ftp-directory

Theory Modules
LPIC 1 Certification Bible, isbn 0-7645-4772-0
➢ p. 605-616 Configuring an FTP server

Extra References
➢ www.tldp.org

© October 2, 2005, wiki.novell.com/index.php/Roberts_Quick_References, author of Foundations of Linux networking

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