Waldorf: vsftpd setup

Install vsftpd

sudo apt-get install vsftpd

Peek the configuration.

cat /etc/vsftpd.conf | grep -v "#"
listen=YES
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
dirmessage_enable=YES
use_localtime=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
connect_from_port_20=YES
secure_chroot_dir=/var/run/vsftpd/empty
pam_service_name=vsftpd
rsa_cert_file=/etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem

Edit configuration to allow local user to upload/download files

sudo vi /etc/vsftpd.conf

Restart service to load the config change

sudo service vsftpd restart

Now create a local NINJA user

sudo useradd --home /home/ninja --create-home --shell /bin/bash ninja

Set password for ninja

sudo passwd ninja

In another machine, open web browser and enter URL as follows:

ftp://{id-address_or_hostname_of_ftp_server}:21

Enter ninja as login name; password for the password. Useful ftp commands

put {local_file_name}  {remote_file_name}
get {remote_file_name}