Ubuntu 16.04 Installing an FTP server

1.sudo apt-get Update

2.sudo apt-get install VSFTPD, after performing this step, the VSFTPD service has been installed

3. Create an FTP user

A, create a user directory sudo mkdir/home/uftp

b, create user sudo useradd-d/home/uftp-s/bin/bash uftp

c, change password sudo passwd uftp

4. Modify the FTP configuration file /etc/vsftpd.conf

A, adding to the file

Userlist_deny=no

Userlist_enable=yes

Userlist_file=/etc/allowed_users

Seccomp_sandbox=no

Make "Local_enable=yes" in the file-save.

B, create a new/etc/allowed_users file

Input "sudo gedit/etc/allowed_users"--Enter uftp--> save

C, use Gedit to view the contents of the/etc/ftpusers file

Open "Terminal Window", enter "sudo gedit/etc/ftpusers"--Return to open this file, see if there is no uftp this username, if not, just exit. If any, delete uftp, because this file is logged in the user list that cannot access the FTP server.

D, if you want to change the default download directory, modify/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf, add the following three lines:
local_root=/

Local_root represents the default directory when you log on to FTP with a local user

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5. Note the relevant directory permissions

Error: 550 Permission denied

Cause: Vsftp default configuration does not allow uploading of files.

FIX: Modify/etc/vsftpd.conf

Cancel the # in front of "Write_enable=yes".

Restart the VSFTP server.

6. Modify permissions to upload files

The default is-RW---------

After setting the following:

local_umask=022

Change to:-rw-r--r--

7. Modify the FTP encoding

Using UTF8

Utf8_filesystem=yes

Ubuntu 16.04 Installing an FTP server