Install vsftpd in ubuntu

Overview


                 FTP(File Transfer Protocol) is the most common protocol to access or transfer files to remote system to clients. The client need not to log into the remote but have permissions to upload or download files into or from server.

Its purpose is to transfer files between computer hosts in the network without requiring the user log into the remote system.



<< vsftpd FTP Server Installation >>

              This is secure FTP Daemon designed as a very fast, stable and secure. It is a stand-alone FTP that distributed with RED HAT Enterprise Linux and it is able to handle large numbers of connections efficiently and securely.

Step1 : Open Terminal (Alt+Ctrl+T), Login as root and write Command to install FTP daemon

            root@Uname:/home/Uname# apt-get install vsftpd

Step 2 : You need to start FTP service and to do that write command

           root@Uname:/home/Uname# /etc/init.d/vsftpd start

Step 3 : Now Connect to the localhost of the system

             root@Uname:/home/Uname# ftp localhost
    
            Connected to localhost.
            220 ProFTPD 1.3.4a Server (ProFTPD) [::ffff:127.0.0.1]
            Name (localhost:Uname): Uname
            331 Password required for Uname
            Password: ***** <Uname Password>
            230 User Uname logged in
           Remote system type is UNIX.
           Using binary mode to transfer files.
           ftp>
           Now you can run file using ftp protocol.


Step 3 : You can see all the files and directories of localhost are is located in ftp too.

               ftp> ls
               200 PORT command successful
               150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list
               drwxrwsrwx   8 Uname root         4096 Oct 25 14:45 DJS
               drwxrwxrwx   8 root     root         4096 Jul 22 14:42 MyApp
               drwxrwxrwx   3 Uname Uname     4096 Sep 19 05:40 Online_task_mngt
               drwxrwxrwx   3 Uname Uname     4096 Oct 29 10:34 Practice
               drwxrwxrwx   9 Uname root         4096 Nov 16 08:28 bill
               drwxrwxrwx  12 Uname root         4096 Nov  5 13:30 color_detect
               226 Transfer complete


Step 4 : FTP Configuration for User Authentication and allow authenticate users to upload files,
             edit /etc/vsftpd.conf :

             local_enable=YES
             write_enable=YES

             Now restart the vsftpd :

            root@Uname:/home/Uname# /etc/init.d/vsftpd restart

    Now when system users login to FTP they will start in their home directories where they can download, upload, create directories, etc.