How to configure linux ftp server step by step guide Example and Implementation

Configuring the ftp Server

The vsftpd RPM package is required to configure a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system as an ftp server. If it is not already installed, install it with rpm commands as described in our pervious article. After it is installed, start the service as root with the command service vsftpd start . The system is now an ftp server and can accept connections. To configure the server to automatically start the service at boot time, execute the command chkconfig vsftpd on as root. To stop the server, execute the command service vsftpd stop. To verify that the server is running, use the command service vsftpd status.

Configure vsftpd server

per quest of vsftpd server

A linux server with ip address 192.168.0.254 and hostname Server A linux client with ip address 192.168.0.1 and hostname Client1 A window client with ip address 192.168.0.2 and hostname Client2 Updated /etc/hosts file on both linux system Running portmap and xinetd services Firewall should be off on server

necessary configuration for vsftpd server

We suggest you to review that article before start configuration of ssh server. Once you have completed the necessary steps follow this guide.

Three rpm are required to configure ssh server. vsftpd, portmap, xinetd check them if not found then install

Now check vsftpd, portmap, xinetd service in system service it should be on

 #setup Select System service from list [*]portmap [*]xinetd [*]vsftpd

Now restart xinetd and portmap and vsftpd service To keep on these services after reboot on then via chkconfig command After reboot verify their status. It must be in running condition

Create a normal user named vinita

Login for this user on other terminal and create a test file

On Linux client

ping from ftp server and run ftp command and give username and password after login you can download files from the specified directories

Most commonly commands used on ftp prompt are

 put     To upload files on server get     To download files from server mput    To upload all files mget    To download all files ?       To see all available command on ftp prompts cd      To change remote directory lcd     To change local directory

help commands on ftp server

On window clients

Now go on window clients and create a file. copy con command is used to create files on window. To save use CTRL+Z

Now ping from ftp server and invoke ftp session from server, login from user account and download as well as uploads files

Enable root account for ftp session and set permission on user

By default on vsftpd server root account is disable. You cannot login from root account.

Now we will enable root account for ftp session and same time we will disable our normal user vinita to use ftp sessions.

open file /etc/vsftpd/ftpusers . Users whose name are set in this file will not allowed to login from ftp.

By default this file have an entry for root that why root are not allowed to use ftp. remove root from list and add user vinita

Now remove entry form /etc/vsftpd/user_list files. Users whose names are set in this file are also not allowed to login from ftp even they are not prompt for password. By default this file have an entry for root that way root is denied form login even not asked for password remove root from list and add user vinita

After saving change in these files restart the vsftpd service

Now go on client system and login from root this time root will login

Now try to login form user vinita she should not prompt form password also

How to set login banner for ftp server

To set login banner open /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf file and search for this tag Uncomment this tag and set your banner and save file , and restart the vsftpd service