Configure the FTP server in openSUSE 13.1

Vsftpd (Secure File Transfer Protocol Daemon) is a secure and fast FTP server in Unix/Linux systems. In this tutorial, let's take a look at how to use vsftpd to configure a basic FTP server in openSUSE 13.1.

Install vsftpd

Log on as the root user and enter the following command.

# zypper in vsftpd

Start the vsftpd service and enable it to automatically start every time the system restarts.

# systemctl enable vsftpd.service# systemctl start vsftpd.service

Configure vsftpd

Creates a folder for the ftp user.

# mkdir /srv/ftp

Create a group named ftp-users.

# groupadd ftp-users

Let's create an example user named unixmen and set its home directory to/srv/ftp group to ftp-users.

# useradd -g ftp-users -d /srv/ftp/ unixmen

Set a password for the new user.

# passwd unixmen

Make the ftp home directory/srv/ftp/accessible to ftp users.

# chmod 750 /srv/ftp/# chown unixmen:ftp-users /srv/ftp/

Edit the vsftpd. conf file

# nano /etc/vsftpd.conf

Set the following changes.

[...]#Uncomment and  Set YES to enable write.write_enable=YES[...]# Uncomment and Set banner name for your websiteftpd_banner=Welcome to Unixmen FTP service.[...]# Uncommentls_recurse_enable=YES[...]# Uncomment and set YES to allow local users to log in.local_enable=YES[...]# To disable anonymous access, set NO.anonymous_enable=NO[...]# Uncomment to enable ascii download and upload.ascii_upload_enable=YESascii_download_enable=YES[...]## Add at the end of this  file ##use_localtime=YES

Save and exit the file.

Test the local FTP Server

First, follow these steps to log on to the FTP server:

# ftp localhostTrying ::1:21 ...Connected to localhost.220 (vsFTPd 3.0.2)Name (localhost:root): unixmen331 Please specify the password.Password: 230 Login successful.Remote system type is UNIX.Using binary mode to transfer files.ftp>

As you have output above, we can use the unixmen user to log on to the ftp server.

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