How To Set Up vsftpd on Ubuntu 12.04 |
The first two letters of vsftpd stand for "very secure" and the program was built to have strongest protection against possible FTP vulnerabilities.Step One—Install vsftpdYou can quickly install vsftpd on your virtual private server in the command line: sudo apt-get install vsftpd Once the file finishes downloading, the VSFTP will be on your server instance. Generally speaking, it is already configured with a reasonable amount of security. However, it does provide access on your server to anonymous users. Step Two—Configure vsftpdOnce vsftpd is installed, you can adjust the configuration. Open up the configuration file: sudo nano /etc/vsftpd.conf The biggest change you need to make is to switch the Anonymous_enable from YES to NO: anonymous_enable=NO Prior to this change, vsftpd allowed anonymous, unidentified users to access the server's files. This is useful if you are seeking to distribute information widely, but may be considered a serious security issue in most other cases. After that, uncomment the local_enable option, changing it to yes and, additionally, allow the user to write to the directory. local_enable=YES write_enable=YES Finish up by uncommenting command to chroot_local_user. When this line is set to Yes, all the local users will be jailed within their chroot and will be denied access to any other part of the server. chroot_local_user=YES Save and Exit that file. Because of a recent vsftpd upgrade, vsftpd is "refusing to run with writable root inside chroot". A handy way to address this issue to is to take the following steps:
mkdir /home/username/files chown root:root /home/username Then, as always, restart: sudo service vsftpd restart Step Three—Access the FTP serverOnce you have installed the FTP server and configured it to your liking, you can now access it. You can reach an FTP server in the browser by typing the domain name into the address bar and logging in with the appropriate ID. Keep in mind, you will only be able to access the user's home directory. ftp://example.com Alternatively, you can reach the FTP server on your virtual server through the command line by typing: ftp example.com Then you can use the word, "exit," to get out of the FTP shell. |
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