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Steps To Configure FTP Server 1

This document outlines the steps to configure an FTP server using vsftpd on a Linux system. It includes instructions for installation, configuration of various files, starting the FTP service, and managing user access. Additionally, it provides guidance for using FTP commands to upload and download files from the server.

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Steps To Configure FTP Server 1

This document outlines the steps to configure an FTP server using vsftpd on a Linux system. It includes instructions for installation, configuration of various files, starting the FTP service, and managing user access. Additionally, it provides guidance for using FTP commands to upload and download files from the server.

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Steps to configure FTP server

1. Mount CD 3.
2. Install the package vsftpd-1.1.3-8.i386.rpm
3. Open redhat package management using:
redhat-config-packages
4. Servers select FTPserver option  Update it and quit
5. Go to terminal and start ftp service:
#service vsftpd start/restart
6. Make the changes in the configuration file:
# gedit /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

In this configuration file you have to uncomment


the following:

anonymous_enable=YES
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
anon_upload_enable
ascii_upload_enable
ascii_download_enable
chroot_list_enable
chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd.chroot_list

7. Create and Make changes to the following file:

#gedit /etc/vsftpd.chroot_list

In this file write down the user name to whom you want to
Authorize for ftp services

Save the file and close it.


8. Make the changes to the following file which contains the
Information about denied users:

#gedit /etc/vsftpd.ftpusers

In this file, put # in front of the user name to whom you


Want to authorize for ftp servers as it contains the list of
All denied users.

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Save the file and close it.

9. Also Make the same changes as we did in point no. 8 to the


Following file:

gedit /etc/vsftpd.user_list

In this file, put # in front of the user name to whom you


Want to authorize for ftp servers as it contains the list of
All denied users.

Save the file and close it.

10. ReStart ftp service with following command:


#Service vsftpd restart

11.Check ip address of server

#ip addr show //will show id address

12. Start FTP server:

# ftp ip address and press enter


Name: root

Password: Provide the password for

the user which is mentioned in user name.

13.Now start internet,stop iptables and restart ftpservice:

# service network restart

# service iptables stop

# service vsftpd restart

14. Go to windows  control panel  programs and features  Turn


windows features on or off  IIS  select FTP services  save/update
 close

15. Disable firewall.

16. Go to command prompt  Here we will use two commands i.e. get (to
download the file from ftp server) and put (to upload the file on server)
as follows:

ftp ip address of server

user: provide same username as given in linux

password: Provide the password of the user name.

17.ftp> get install.log

18. To check the downloaded file in windows:

C:\Windows\System32

19.ftp>put D:\hello.doc
20.To check this file in linux, Go to root directory. File will be appearing
there.

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