VSFTPD is one of the most admired FTP server programs in the Linux distribution. The feature is small and brisk, safe and easy to use. VSFTPD's name stands for "Very secure FTP daemon", security is its developer http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/16434.html ">chris Evans One of the first issues to consider. At the beginning of the design and development of this FTP server, high security is a goal. Currently in the open source operating system commonly used FTPD kits are mainly proftpd, pureftpd and WUFTPD.
Stand alone and Super daemon
Stand alone refers to running the VSFTPD, consuming resources, providing FTP services. Super Daemon refers to the need to start the VSFTPD service by xinted. If the server is not the kind of long-term open FTP, provide a large number of upload download services, will choose the latter.
Installation
sudo apt install vsftpd
See if Port 21 is open
qii@ubuntu:~$ sudo netstat-tulnp| grep 21
TCP 0 0 0.0.0.0:21 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 15601/vsftpd
Log
FTP localhost
Enter Ubuntu username, password login
ls
Files that display the home directory
File structure
Anonymous user Root Path
/srv/ftp
Configuration file
/etc/vsftpd.conf
Lookup profile Details
Man 5 vsftpd.conf
Set log save location, default as follows
Xferlog_file=/var/log/vsftpd.log