Data Networking/Spring 2015/GROUP4/FTP
1. Install vsftpd
sudo apt-get install vsftpd
2. modify the permissions to the files using the vsftp.conf
sudo nano /etc/vsftd.conf Enable anonymous Enable local Enable writ Uncomment ASCII upload Uncomment ASCII download Uncomment and modify ftpd_banner Modify pam to ftp
3. add a group to share files
Group add mvrs
4. add user to access the group
Useradd -g mvrs -d /home/mahidhar/mvrs/ftp
5. create password to the user ftp
password ftp Create new password ******** Confirm new password *******
6.to change the permissions to the user add the below line
chmod 775/home/mahidhar/FTP-shared
7.to add users users to the group
chmwon root:mvrs/home/mahidhar/FTP-shared.
8.start the ftp service
sudo service vsftpd restart
To test FTP
ftp localhost enter username enter password now change the local directory "lcd /home/mahidhar/FTP-shared" to download file "get download "filename"" to upload file "sent upload "filename""