Ubuntu FTP Server

Install and start the FTP service

• Installing VSFTPD

Use apt-getInstallationvsftpd

sudo Install vsftpd-y

• Start VSFTPD

After the installation is complete, VSFTPD automatically starts netstatcommand to see that the system has21 ports monitored.

sudo grep  +

If it does not start, you can manually turn on the VSFTPD service:

sudo systemctl start Vsftpd.service

• New User Home Directory

sudo mkdir /home/uftp

When you're done, you can see the new folder Uftp here/home/uftp.

• Create a login Welcome file

sudo Touch /home/uftp/welcome.txt

• Create a new user uftp and set a password

Create a user uftp

sudo useradd-d/home/uftp-s/bin/bash uftp

• Set a password for a user uftp

sudo passwd uftp

• Remove the vsftpd in PAM.D because the profile causes the FTP to fail to log on with the user name:

sudo passwd uftp

• Restrict the user to access via FTP only

Restrict users uftpYou can access the server only through FTP, not directly to the server:

sudo usermod-s/sbin/nologin uftp

• Modifying the VSFTPD configuration

sudo chmod A +w /etc/vsftpd.conf

• Modify the configuration in the/etc/vsftpd.conf file (add the following configuration directly to the bottom of the configuration file):

# Restrict users to directories outside the home directory access Chroot_local_user=ftp  user list Userlist_deny=nouserlist_ Enable=ftp  user list userlist_file=/etc/vsftpd.user_list# does not configure 530 issues that can cause inexplicable seccomp_ Sandbox=no# allow file upload write_enable=yes# use UTF8 encoding utf8_filesystem=yes

• Create a new file to /etc/vsftpd.user_list hold users who are allowed to access ftp:

sudo Touch /etc/vsftpd.user_listsudochmod A +w /etc/vsftpd.user_list

• Modify/etc/vsftpd.user_list to join the user you just created:

Vsftpd.user_listuftp

• Set access Permissions

Set Home Directory access rights (read only):

sudo chmod A-w /home/uftp

• Create a new public directory and set permissions (Read and write):

sudo mkdir sudo chmod 777 -r/home/uftp/public

• Restart the VSFTPD service:

sudo systemctl restart Vsftpd.service

Ubuntu FTP Server