Linux FTP Server Secuity setting up vsftpd for no emails

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/vsftpd.banned_emails

and save the empty file and the server will work as it should

Restart using

Code:

sudo service vsftpd restart

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How to setup FTP Server On Linux

Code:

sudo apt-get install -y vsftpd

Code:

sudo service vsftpd start

Now to add a user

type in console / shell the following:

Code:

su

Code:

sudo echo root > /etc/vsftpd.userlist

Now you have a root user in the list!

To access filezilla from linux machine install filezilla

Code:

sudo apt-get install -y filezilla filezilla-common

Customise what ftp users have what folder access


Edit /etc/vsftpd.conf and /etc/pam.d/vsftpd

Set user permissions for files from inside the folder terminal window with this command

Code:

sudo chown username *

(username being root or w.e)

For more info
http://linuxconfig.org/how-to-setup-and-use-ftp-server-in-ubuntu-linux

and

http://www.sigerr.org/linux/setup-vsftpd-custom-multiple-directories-users-accounts-ubuntu-step-by-step/

Gui version

Code:

sudo apt-get install -y gadmin-proftpd