setting-up-ftp

1 Creating an FTP User

1. Install vsftpd on the server:

   sudo apt update && sudo apt install vsftpd -y

2. Create a new user for FTP access:

   sudo adduser ftpuser

3. Assign proper directory permissions:

   sudo mkdir -p /home/ftpuser/ftp
   sudo chown nobody:nogroup /home/ftpuser/ftp
   sudo chmod a-w /home/ftpuser/ftp

   The ftp directory is created and owned by nobody:nogroup to restrict write access.

2 Configuring FTP Access

1. Open the vsftpd configuration file:

   sudo nano /etc/vsftpd.conf

Modify the following settings:

    anonymous_enable=NO
    local_enable=YES
    chroot_local_user=YES
    allow_writeable_chroot=YES

• anonymous_enable=NO: Disables anonymous access.
• local_enable=YES: Allows local system users to log in.
• chroot_local_user=YES: Restricts users to their home directory.
• allow_writeable_chroot=YES: Prevents vsftpd from denying access due to chroot restrictions.

3. Restart the FTP service to apply changes:

sudo systemctl restart vsftpd

4. Enable FTP service on boot:

sudo systemctl enable vsftpd

3 Testing FTP Connectivity

1. Verify that the FTP server is running:

sudo systemctl status vsftpd

Use an FTP client such as command-line FTP to test access:

ftp ftpuser@<server-ip>

3. Log in with the credentials of the created user.