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That will tell you if OpenSSH is running, then ...
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Originally Posted by Huamin
What to adjust?
Expectations. FTP has only disadvantages, including being insecurable and, as you are learning, very hard to begin to set up. A move to SFTP is required.
You need to enable and start the ftpd service. Do you know how to do that?
I do not, since, as has been said, ftp is unsecure and obsolete, and I don't even have it installed.
Until now, folks have been presuming that there was a firewall issue...but if the ftpd service is not running, then connections are going to fail.
I'm suggesting that's the OP's core issue.
Your using ftp not sftp. The file browser automatically logins as an anonymous connection which is write only. To allow anonymous write by editing your /etc/vsftpd.conf file. I don't know what you are trying to accomplish
As already stated ftp isn't secure so anyone snooping on your network can see everything. sftp is better but again you need to use a GUI program as posted above.
and am able to see the folder "pub" within it. What to adjust, within /etc/vsftpd.conf? I expect to be able to write to this SFTP.
I'll try again, but there seems little point. You've been here EIGHT YEARS now, and provide little information, feedback, or even answer questions when asked. Even now, you're asking about using SFTP and wanting to know how to adjust FTP to use it...when they're two TOTALLY DIFFERENT PROTOCOLS, and aren't connected in any way. Be clear about what you're doing.
You are now saying you're using SFTP, and "expect to be able to write to this SFTP"....and are asking what to adjust in your FTP configuration?? FTP is **still not** SFTP, which you (AGAIN) should be using. If you're going to use it, great...make your 'adjustments' in the sshd_config file.
If you want an 'anonymous' user to log in with SFTP, you can't...SSH needs an account to tie to. While you *CAN* CHROOT SFTP and create a user that can log in with no authentication or shell access, it's certainly not a wise thing to do. Anonymous upload using ANY protocol isn't good.
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