Configure PROFTPD in Linux system to build FTP server steps

The actual use of FTP tools, need to do in the Linux configuration, the original use of VSFTPD, the results of a variety of problems, finally selected PROFTPD This tool, configuration is directly available.

All of the following actions need to be switched to the root user operation!

Update source and Installation PROFTPD

Update Source:

sudo apt-get update

Install PROFTPD:

Apt-get Install PROFTPD

Adding FTP Groups and users

To add a group:

Groupadd FTPG

To create an FTP user:

Useradd ftpu-d/home/ftpu/-G FTPG

Set Password

passwd FTPU

After the creation is complete, you need to modify the permissions to access the FTP directory only:

Vi/etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf

Remove the comment before the following line #

# defaultroot ~

Prevent users from using terminal logins such as SSH

Edit:

vi/etc/passwd
Will

Ftpu:x:1006:1004::/srv/ftp/:/bin/sh

Modified into

Ftp:x:107:65534::/srv/ftp:/sbin/nologin

Next:

Vi/etc/shells

At the end of the file, add:

/sbin/nologin

Restart the PROFTPD service:

/ETC/INIT.D/PROFTPD restart

Log in using the FTP tool.