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# Install proftpd |
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sudo apt-get install proftpd |
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# During installation you can choose to install as an inetd service, |
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# or a standalone server. I read and followed the advice of installing |
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# as an inetd service since I won't have many users. |
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# Backup the configuration file incase you mess something up! |
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sudo cp /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf.original |
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# Open the config for edit |
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sudo nano /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf |
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# Change your server name to whatever you like |
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ServerName "whatever.mydomain.com" |
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# Uncomment the line to restrict users to their home directory |
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DefaultRoot ~ |
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# Uncomment the large block of commented code at the end of the |
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# config to enable anonymous user access |
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<Anonymous ~ftp> |
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... |
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</Anonymous> |
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# Save your changes and then restart the service |
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sudo service proftpd restart |
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# You can modify your welcome message at |
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sudo nano /home/ftp/welcome.msg |
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# And you can put a custom message in any folder to have it |
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# displayed when accessed |
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sudo nano /home/johndoe/.message |
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# That's it! Connect from any FTP client. Be careful of your file permissions |
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# if you decide to create custom FTP users and change there home directories |
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# to a fileshare or something. |