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FTP Server: (File Transfer Protocol)
There are a lot of popular ftp servers for *nix family but we will here be discussing VSFTPD (very secure file transfer protocol daemon) which comes built-in along with Red Hat. vsftpd is a GPL licensed FTP server for UNIX systems, including Linux. It is secure and extremely fast. It is stable. Don't take my word for it, though. Below, we will see evidence supporting all three assertions. We will also see a list of a few important sites which are happily using vsftpd. This demonstrates vsftpd is a mature and trusted solution.
VSFTPD Configuration:
By default vsftpd runs as a separate daemon. It has two types.
i) Anonymous
ii) Standard
Packages: vsftpd
Configuration File: /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf (main file)
/etc/vsftpd.ftpusers
/etc/vsftpd.user -list
Following services takes part in this process so should be up
Services: vsftpd
Download and install required packages and lets move for further configuration.
Configuration:
In configuration file find the following parameters and change those to your own ones.
Anonymouse_enable yes (/var/ftp) its default home directory.
local_enable yes (will allow local users to log in)
ports 20 (for data transfer), 21 (for connection establishment)
Now start vsftpd server and here your go.
# service vsftpd start |
