vsftpd

mbonwick · 05-22-2011, 11:20 AM

Hi all,

Just trying getting FTP set up on my ubuntu server as a test.

Got vsftpd installed OK, seems to work with anonamous access.
However, I'm aware of how insecure that is, especially given what I want to be sharing.

How do I go about setting up individual accounts and passwords for FTP?
Less of an issue, but how do I specify the home directory for the users as well? I want to be able to access the home folder and the entirity of a storage drive.

Thanks

bathory · 05-22-2011, 12:40 PM

Hi,

Take a look at this howto to see how to do what you want.

Regards

rhbegin · 05-22-2011, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathory

Hi,

Take a look at this howto to see how to do what you want.

Regards

Excellent link!

mbonwick · 05-25-2011, 09:09 AM

I'm not getting very far with this I'm afraid!
Found the official vsftpd guide was easier to follow

However, at Step 1 I get this:
michael@linuxserver:~$ sudo db4_load -T -t hash -f logins.txt /etc/vsftpd_login.db
sudo: db4_load: command not found
michael@linuxserver:~$ db4_load -T -t hash -f logins.txt /etc/vsftpd_login.db
db4_load: command not found

Same result if I try db_load or db3_load

Any bright ideas?

bathory · 05-25-2011, 10:56 AM

Quote:

sudo: db4_load: command not found

You need to install db4.6-util that provides /usr/bin/db4.6_load

Regards

lcoronato · 05-25-2011, 01:44 PM

Is possible to take a example configuration file in /var/log/doc/vsftp*/, This example has comments about these configurations.