FTP Configurations Secrets in Linux – Step by Step Tutorial
In this video you can learn how to configure the FTP in Linux using the VSFTPD configuration file. I have used the anonymous login to test the ftp login and for the anonymous user the password is none.
To Configure the vsftpd in the Linux Server or in CentOS, you need to perform certain configurations in the linux server. So follow the steps which was given below to configure the ftp server in the CentOS or in any other linux server.
Step 1: Install vsftp Packages
Use the below command to install the vsftpd packages.
yum install vsftpd*
yum install ftp*
Step 2: Configure vsftpd Service
Use the below command to make the vsftpd service to be on at the server startup.
chkconfig vsftpd on
Step 3: Restart vsftpd Services
User the below command to restart the vsftpd services.
service vsftpd restart
Step 4: Configure vsftpd.conf
Enter the following contents in the vsftpd.conf file
anonymous_enable=NO
xferlog_std_format=NO (to get vsftpd log format)
chroot_list_enable=YES
chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd/chroot_list
log_ftp_protocol=YES
Step 5: Configure Firewall Rules
Use the below command to setup the firewall rules to allow the port 21 through the linux firewall.
iptables -I INPUT -m state –state NEW -m tcp -p tcp –dport 21 -j ACCEPT
service iptables save
Step 6: Configure Ftp Users & FTP Group
use the below command to add the new users and new groups.
useradd ftpuser
groupadd ftpgrp
Set the Profile Path of the FTP User to the FTP Shared Folder
Profile Path : /ftpshare
Step 7: Configure FTP Shared folder
Use the below command to make and directory and give permissions to the shared folder to the newly created users and groups.
mkdir /ftpshare
chown -R ftpuser:ftpgrp ftpshare/
chmod -R 0770 ftpshare/
Step 8: Add FTP Users to VSFTP
vi /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
chroot_list_enable=YES
Create a chroot_list file
vi /etc/vsftpd/chroot_list
Add the users in the chroot_list file
#List of Users allowed to access VSFTP
ftpuser
ftpgrp
Step 8: Restart the vsdtpd Services
service vsftpd restart
After configuring all these steps, if the vsftpd server was not working properly or if it didn’t give any response then try to disable the firewall and check. It that too didn’t work then try to disable the SELINUX and try to access the vsftpd server.
by TechKENIN
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