Easy FTP Install - Ubuntu
Post date: Jun 11, 2015 4:34:20 PM
Step 1 - Start:
apt-get update
Then install vsftpd and required packages:
apt-get -y install vsftpd
Step 2: Configure vsftpd
Edit the configuration file for vsftpd:
sudo nano /etc/vsftpd.conf
Remove anonymous access, unidentified users to FTP; change the anonymous_enable setting to NO:
anonymous_enable=NO
Allow local uses to login by changing the local_enable setting to YES:
local_enable=YES
Want local user to be able to write to a directory? Then change the write_enable setting to YES:
write_enable=YES
Local users will be ‘chroot jailed’ and they will be denied access to any other part of the server; change the chroot_local_user setting to YES:
chroot_local_user=YES
Exit and save using Cntrl +X then Y, then Enter.
Restart the vsftpd service:
service vsftpd restart