Doing so is a fairly simple process but begin by creating a new user: sudo adduser foobarĪdding new user `foobar' (1000) with group `foobar'. If this is a new server it may be advisable to add a specific user for FTP access. Vsftpd start/running, process 18996 Adding an FTP User With the test complete, you may wish to disable anonymous access once again by setting anonymous_enable=NO in the /etc/nf file and restarting the service: nano /etc/nfĮdit the file to resemble this: # Set to NO to disable anonymous access With that out of the way, simply enter quit at the ftp> prompt to cancel out: quit With both anonymous_enable and local_enable set to "YES" in the configuration, you should be able to successfully login to your local FTP server as seen above! To quickly determine if your server was installed properly and is up and running, try to connect to the FTP server from your active shell, using the name anonymous and a blank password: ftp localhost Vsftpd start/running, process 18954 Testing Your FTP Server Save the nf file then restart the vsftpd service for the changes to take effect: sudo service vsftpd restart To begin your testing and make sure everything is working, start with the following settings for the above parameters: listen=YES chroot_local_user=YES restricts users to their home directory and is also commented out by default. write_enable=YES is commented out by default, but removing the hash (#) allows files to be uploaded to the FTP server.local_enable=YES allows any user account defined in the /etc/passwd file access to the FTP server and is generally how most FTP users will connect.anonymous_enable=NO disallows anonymous FTP users, which is generally preferred for security reasons but can be enabled for testing purposes. listen=YES tells vsftpd to run as a standalone daemon (the simplest method for getting up and running).The critical settings seen above are outlined below: # the possible risks in this before using chroot_local_user or
# You may restrict local users to their home directories. # Uncomment this to enable any form of FTP write command. # Uncomment this to allow local users to log in. # Allow anonymous FTP? (Disabled by default) # Run standalone? vsftpd can run either from an inetd or as a standalone Open the /etc/nf file in your preferred text editor: nano /etc/nfĮdit the file so it resembles the following: # Example config file /etc/nf The next step is to change any configuration settings for vsftpd. Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-16). Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1). 175600 files and directories currently installed.) Selecting previously unselected package vsftpd. The following NEW packages will be installed:Ġ upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.Īfter this operation, 361 kB of additional disk space will be used.
#Setup ftp server ubuntu 14.04 install
While there are a variety of FTP server tools available for Linux, one of the most popular and mature options is vsftpd.īegin by SSHing into your server as root and use the apt-get command to install vsftpd: apt-get update From anonymous FTP access, root directory restrictions, or even fully encrypted transfers using SSL, this tutorial provides all the basics you'll need to quickly get your FTP server up and running. Setting up a fully-functional and highly secure FTP server on Ubuntu is made very easy with a handful of key components and a couple minutes of your time.
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