A Preferred Linux OS meant only for FTP Server???

ajeetraina · 12-04-2007, 02:56 AM

Hello Frens !!!
Nice to see you again..helping each other in LinuX Troubleshooting..Nice Goin !!!
I need some suggestion and hope you will be atleast jot few words in response.I want to setup File Server OS and that too with the following essentialities:
1. An compact OS size < 100MB meant for only File Server
2. It should be stable
3. 500 GB data transfer
4. Should support Samba
5. Should support Apache
7. Could be Portable in USB Pen Drive
8. Security ( Optional )

Any Suggestion???

zykes · 12-04-2007, 04:07 AM

http://damnsmalllinux.org/ it's < 50 mb

2-tone-joe · 12-04-2007, 07:59 AM

CentOS 5.1 . . . alllllllll the way baby. Use the vsftpd too

Code:

sudo yum install vsftpd
su - 
chkconfig --levels 235 vsftpd on
/etc/init.d/vsftpd start

trust the force man. Cent won't let you down.

jayjwa · 12-04-2007, 08:25 AM

Proftpd. Install it on whatever Linux you've got now. Almost 6 years of running now and worse thing that happened is something/someone tries to login as "Administrator" all the time. Vsftp is OK, but you can count its features on one hand (and you maybe don't need the fingers).

kishore2k4 · 12-04-2007, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayjwa

Proftpd. Install it on whatever Linux you've got now. Almost 6 years of running now and worse thing that happened is something/someone tries to login as "Administrator" all the time. Vsftp is OK, but you can count its features on one hand (and you maybe don't need the fingers).

I vote for proftpd too. Thats a damn good joke jayjwa, though I don't have much experience with vsftp.

2-tone-joe · 12-04-2007, 03:01 PM

here is one opinion http://linuxfromscratch.org/pipermai...st/024279.html

optimally. It is up to you to use and find out. Try and stay away from any ftpd's that haven't been around too long and aren't directly included in a distribution. They could be buggy

. pro, vs, wu and pure are the top in my book with vs nestled on the throne