FTP Server
Matt Galvin
matt.t.galvin at gmail.com
Sun May 15 18:06:36 UTC 2005
On 5/15/05, Matt Galvin <matt.t.galvin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I would like to install a FTP server. What
> > is a simple FTP server and how do I install it?
>
> I use "vsftpd". It is very easy to setup and use. Simply do the following:
>
> ~$ sudo apt-get install vsftpd
>
> when that is done
>
> ~$ sudo gedit /etc/vsftpd.conf
>
> and uncomment the line that reads
>
> #local_enable=YES
>
> so that it reads
>
> local_enable=YES
>
> then run this command to restart the ftp server so that it sees the
> configuration file change
>
> ~$ sudo /etc/init.d/vsftpd restart
>
> That should do it :) Test it out with:
>
> ~$ ftp localhost
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Matt
>
Alternatively, if you want something even more secure use sftp which
is part of ssh:
~$ sudo apt-get install openssh-server
~$ sftp yourusername at localhost
No other configuration is needed here.
Matt
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