FTP Setup for newbies

Celcius1 · n00b Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 20

I was wondering is there a ftp howto out there that actually is easy to follow as i have spent the last 3 hrs tryin to setup an ftp server to multiple directories for multiple users and having no luck, i followed a basic setup for VSFTP but when i tried to navigate to other directories it couldnt and wouldnt show the content in those directories and no matter what permissions i setup it just would not work, if someone could help me get out of this bind, and put up a ftp setup for newbies, would be greatly appreciated and dont suggest using a gui for setup as one is not being installed i need instructions on how to do it in the console otherwise i would goto the trouble of installing a gui, and i'm not installing one cause i dont require it on the box.

So any help will be greatly appreciated and if you suggest using a differenet ftp then by all means i will change the one installed but i need to get out of this blasted bind, my head is getting sore from banging my head aganst the screen and getting no where

Celcius1

audiodef · Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:40 pm Post subject:

This is not a direct answer, but it might help you in the long run with your overall understanding of different FTP daemons.

If you don't have it, emerge eix, then run eix-update. Enter "eix ftp", which should give you a long list. Look over this list, read the descriptions, and try a few different FTP servers. I'm sure you'll find one that's right for you at some point.
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lxg · Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:31 pm Post subject:

Celsius1: vsftpd is actually set up quite easily; however, one faulty setting can mess it all up (just like everywhere else).

Can you post your /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf?

Celcius1 · n00b Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 20

i'm not getting error messages i've setup my users they can log in, and see the assigned root dir but no one can navigate the set file structure for the ftp server, i'll post the conf file, but i think its an issue with how i have setup my directories, as i have used symlinks to link the relevant directories to the ftp root directory which is mounts to other drives

/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

local_enable=yes
write_enable=yes
anonymous_enable=no
xferlog_enable=yes
xferlog_file=/var/log/vsftpd/vsftpd.log
idle_session_timeout=600
data_connection_timeout=120
ascii_upload_enable=no
ascii_download_enable=no
nopriv_user=ftp
dirmessage_enable=yes
ftpd_banner=Torrent Box
chroot_list_enable=no
chroot_local_user=yes
#background=yes
listen=yes
ls_recurse_enable=no

cwr · Veteran Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 1969

FTP (at least, the daemon I use) won't follow symlinks - it's a major security
hole. You'll have to dig through your docs to see how to override this, or
revise your directory tree.

Will

Hu · Moderator Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 21619

Why are you using ftp instead of something more secure, such as sftp?

Also, when posting configuration files, it can be helpful to use a code tag to make it more readable.

Anarcho · Advocate Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 2970 Location: Germany

I know that PureFTPd can handle these setups as I have it like that. All users have chroot-jails but some have symlinks to directories in e.g. /srv/htdocs/. The users haven't shell access and can't create symlinks through FTP, so I think it is rather safe (also, only 2 personally trusted users have access here).

From the PureFTPd FAQ: