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Linux FTP Server Setup

FTP is a very useful software application that can have enormous benefit to a Web site or to collaborative computing in which files need to be shared between business partners. This chapter will teach you to set up an FTP server on Linux.
This chapter is from the book

This chapter is from the book

In This Chapter

  • FTP Overview

  • Problems with FTP and Firewalls

  • How to Download and Install VSFTPD

  • How to Get VSFTPD Started

  • Testing the Status of VSFTPD

  • The vsftpd.conf File

  • FTP Security Issues

  • Troubleshooting FTP

  • Tutorial

  • Conclusion

The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is one of the most common means of copying files between servers over the Internet. Most Web-based download sites use the built-in FTP capabilities of Web browsers, and, therefore, most server-oriented operating systems usually include an FTP server application as part of the software suite. Linux is no exception.

This chapter will show you how to convert your Linux box into an FTP server using the default Very Secure FTP Daemon (VSFTPD) package included in Fedora.

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